THE RESULTS OF USING SOFT SKILLS ASSESSMENT WEB APPLICATION FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL UNDER THE EDUCATIONAL FUND, PHRANAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

This Article aimed to 1) compare the soft skills of students before and after using a web application designed to evaluate the soft skills of primary school students, and
2) study the satisfaction of stakeholders regarding the web application. This study employed experimental research design. The sample, whose size was determined using the G*Power program and selected through multi-stage random sampling, consisted of 20 teachers (one per grade level) and 30 primary school students from schools under the Educational Fund Project in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The research instruments used for data collection comprised the web application for evaluating soft skills, a soft skills assessment form and a stakeholder satisfaction questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research results were found as follows;

1) Students' soft skills after using the web application for evaluating and assessing soft skills were significantly higher than before its use at the .05 level of statistical significance. When each dimension was considered separately, the results showed that communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork and leadership skills, analytical thinking, problem-solving and creative thinking skills, and lifelong learning skills were all significantly higher after using the web application than before its use at the .05 level of statistical significance.

2) Stakeholders were highly satisfied with the web application for evaluating and assessing soft skills. Overall satisfaction was at a high level. Based on the evaluation standards, the findings indicated that stakeholders reported a high level of satisfaction in all aspects, including utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy.