Developing 21sCentury Skills through Interactive Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) Based on the TPACK Model in Chinese Language Course 3 for Second-Year Vocational Certificate Students at Nakhon Si Thammarat Vocational College

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare students’ 21st-century skills after learning with interactive Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) based on the TPACK Model using a 70 percent criterion, and 2) to investigate students’ satisfaction toward the interactive CAI based on the TPACK Model. The sample group consisted of 22 second-year vocational students in the Business Foreign Language Department at Nakhon Si Thammarat Vocational College who were enrolled in the first semester of the 2025 academic year and were selected using cluster random sampling. This research employed a one-group posttest design. The research instruments included were: 1) an interactive CAI lesson for the Chinese 3 course designed based on the TPACK Model; 2) a set of lesson plans integrating the TPACK Model with the interactive CAI; 3) an assessment form for 21st-century skills, including communication, information technology usage, and collaboration skills; and 4) a student satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis comprised of mean, standard deviation, percentage, and one-sample t-test.

The key research findings indicate that:

1. The students’ 21st-century skills after learning with the interactive CAI based on the TPACK Model were greater than the 70 percent criterion at the .05 level of statistical significance.

2. The students’ satisfaction toward the interactive CAI based on the TPACK Model was at a high level, with a mean of 4.04.