Development of strategies to promote the learning and innovation skills of students in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area 37

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study current conditions and factors contributing to the promotion of learning and innovation skills of students for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office; 2) to formulate and validate strategies promoting learning and innovation skills of students for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office; 3) to study the evaluation results of strategies promoting learning and innovation skills of students for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The sample groups in this research consisted of 11 experts in innovation and educational administration, 357 school administrators and teachers in charge of academic work, and 9 experts in innovation and educational administration. The instruments applied in the study were interviews, questionnaires of the current conditions and factors contributing to the promotion of learning and innovation skills of students for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, assessment forms of strategic formulation and audit, and evaluation forms of strategies promoting learning and innovation skills of students for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The data was analyzed by percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation. The research results were found that: 1. The current conditions of the promotion of learning and innovation skills of students for school under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office were: Component 1) Originality and innovation which was in high level showed that an indicator: working creatively with co-workers had the highest average; Component 2) Critical thinking and problem solving was in high level and the indicator: systems thinking had the highest average; and Component 3) Communication and Cooperation also was in high level which excellent ordering ideas and perspectives was the indicator with the highest average. Intemal factors contributing to the promotion of students' learning and innovation skills for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office was in high level. It was found that shared value had the highest average followed by structure, strategy, and staff which had high average, and skill, style, and system had the lowest average. Additionally, external factors contributing to the promotion of students' learning and innovation skills for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office also was in high level. Technology had the highest average followed by policy and politics, social, and economy which had the lowest average. 2. The formulation and audit of strategies by assessing the suitability and feasibility of the strategies discovered 4 master strategies, 14 minor strategies, 21 objectives, 28 indicators, and 3 I guidelines. The results of strategic audit and validation of the suitability and feasibility of the strategies promoting learning and innovation skills for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office found that the suitability of the strategies had high average. Furthermore, the consideration found that Strategy 1: Staff development had the highest average followed by Strategy 2: The development of modern media, technology, and innovation, Strategy 3: The development of management system, and Strategy 4: Network development, respectively. The feasibility audit results of the strategies presented that the overview results were in high level. The consideration of strategies found that Strategy 1: Staff development had the highest average followed by Strategy 3: The development of management system, Strategy 2: The development of modem media, technology, and innovation, and Strategy 4: Network development. 3. The evaluation of strategies promoting learning and innovation skills for schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office which the feasibility and usefulness were evaluated. The feasibility evaluation results presented that the overview of the feasibility was in high level and Strategy 1: Staff development had the highest average followed by Strategy 2: The development of modern media, technology, and innovation, Strategy 3: The development of management system, and Strategy 4: Network development. Besides, the evaluation results of usefulness presented that the overview of usefulness was in the highest level. Moreover, the results found that Strategy 4: Network development had the highest average followed by Strategy 2: The development of modern media, technology, and innovation, Strategy 1: Staff development which had equal average, and Strategy 3: The development of management system, respectively.