Journal of Roi Et Rajabhat University

A Gap Analysis of Blended Learning Needs Among Preschool Education Undergraduates in Private Universities: A Case Study of Nanning, Guangxi

Youli Mo — 2026-08-28

Learning outcomes serve as a key indicator for evaluating the effectiveness of blended learning. This study aimed to assess the gap between current learning outcomes and expected objectives among undergraduate students majoring in Early Childhood Education at private universities in Nanning, Guangxi. A questionnaire was employed to evaluate learning needs across three dimensions: professional knowledge, professional competencies, and professional philosophy and ethics. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified). The findings indicated that while students held very high expectations for blended learning (M = 4.26), their perceived current level was significantly lower (M = 3.21), revealing a substantial gap. The most critical gaps, reflected by the highest PNI values, were identified in “integrating community and local educational resources” and “critical thinking and innovative problem-solving.” These competencies are essential for addressing authentic and complex childcare scenarios. Their deficiency not only constrains students’ immediate competence but may also hinder their long-term professional development. Consequently, this study establishes a priority sequence for improvement, providing empirical evidence and strategic direction for developing a targeted blended learning enhancement model for early childhood education programmes.

Health Communication and Media Literacy in Preparation for an Aging Society among People in Mueang District, Roi-Et Province

Aran Aranyamat — 2026-08-28

This study aimed to 1) examine health communication and media literacy for preparation for an aging society, and 2) investigate the relationship between media use behavior and media literacy skills among adults aged 60 years and above in Mueang Roi Et District, Roi Et Province. The study employed
a quantitative survey design. The sample consisted of 400 participants, and data were collected using
a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses.

The findings revealed that most participants had used digital media for 1–3 years and were exposed to health information for 4–6 hours per day. Smartphones were the primary device used, mainly for communication purposes. Most health-related content accessed through digital media concerned disease prevention and knowledge about illnesses. The participants were aware that images and health-related content on digital media could be modified before dissemination. LINE was identified as the platform where fake news was most frequently encountered. Participants commonly verified information by considering images, videos, or other supporting evidence before believing or sharing it.

The hypothesis testing showed that media use frequency and health communication literacy were positively related to media literacy skills at the .05 level of statistical significance. The study suggests that adults aged 50 years and above should be supported in developing critical skills for analyzing, verifying, and evaluating the credibility of health information in order to prepare effectively for an aging society.

Strategies for Utilizing Social Media and Marketing Channels to Increase Sales of Long Laplae and Lin Laplae Durian Vendors in Uttaradit Province

Sirion Son-ong — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to: 1) examine patterns of social media use and marketing channels among entrepreneurs selling Long Laplae and Lin Laplae durians in Uttaradit Province; 2) analyze strategic factors influencing sales through online marketing; and 3) propose guidelines for improving the use of online media to enhance sustainable competitiveness. This study employed a mixed-methods research design. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews, while quantitative data were gathered using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire. The sample consisted of 30 entrepreneurs selling Long Laplae and Lin Laplae durians through social media, selected by purposive sampling. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis, while quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

The findings revealed that: 1) most entrepreneurs used Facebook as the primary channel for product sales, employing key strategies such as live streaming, product image presentation, storytelling content, promotional campaigns, and rapid customer response; 2) social media marketing strategies were positively correlated with sales, with online promotions showing the strongest correlation, followed by rapid customer response and posting frequency; and 3) strategic development guidelines for sustainability should emphasize integrated collaboration between specialized government agencies and academic institutions in transferring advanced digital marketing techniques. In addition, a traceability system based on GI-based traceability system should be established to strengthen consumer confidence in product quality, and the formation of community enterprise networks should be promoted to enhance bargaining power and jointly manage logistics systems, thereby leading to stronger and more sustainable competitive potential.

Guidelines for Development of Transformational Leadership among Administrators of Disability-Specific Schools in Northeastern Thailand under the Special Education Bureau

Numpueng Sianglerd — 2026-08-28

This research aims to 1) examine the current status, desired conditions, and priority needs for developing transformational leadership among administrators of disability-specific schools in Northeastern Thailand under the Special Education Bureau, and 2) examine the guidelines for developing transformational leadership among administrators of disability-specific schools in Northeastern Thailand under the Special Education Bureau. This study employed a research and development design. There were 234 teachers and administrators in the sample group, selected using stratified random sampling, and 7 experts, selected using purposive sampling. Data collection tools included 1) questionnaires, 2) semi-structured interviews, and 3) an evaluation form for the appropriateness and feasibility of the guidelines. Data were analyzed using content analysis, mean, standard deviation, and Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified).

The findings revealed that: 1) the current situation of transformational leadership was at a moderate level, while the desired situation was at the highest level. The order of needs, ranked from highest to lowest, were idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, and clear vision, respectively. The overall needs had a PNI Modified value of 0.32. 2) The development guidelines for transformational leadership among administrators of disability-specific schools in Northeastern Thailand under the Special Education Bureau were compiled into a development manual consisting of
1) principles, 2) objectives, 3) content, 4) development process, and 5) evaluation. The content comprised five modules: Module 1 Idealized Influence, Module 2 Inspirational Motivation, Module 3 Intellectual Stimulation, Module 4 Individualized Consideration, and Module 5 Clear Vision. The overall evaluation of the manual indicated that its appropriateness and feasibility were at the highest level.

The Guidelines for Developing Creative Leadership of School Administrators BuriRam Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement

Sunitiya Thiangpadung — 2026-08-28

The purposes of this research were to: 1) examine the components and indicators of creative leadership among school administrators under the Office for Learning Promotion, Buriram Province;
2) investigate the current conditions, desired conditions, and priority needs for developing creative leadership among school administrators under the Office for Learning Promotion, Buriram Province; and
3) propose guidelines for developing creative leadership among these administrators. The sample comprised 244 school administrators and teachers and 16 experts. The research instruments included a questionnaire,
a semi-structured interview, and an evaluation form for assessing the appropriateness and feasibility of the proposed development guidelines. The data were analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations, and the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI_modified) to determine priority needs.

The findings revealed that the components and indicators of creative leadership were rated as highly appropriate, both overall and for each component. The overall current conditions of creative leadership were at a moderate level, while the overall desired conditions were at the highest level. The overall PNI_modified value was 0.44. The priority needs, ranked from highest to lowest, were creativity, vision, achievement orientation, flexibility and adaptability, and individualized consideration, respectively.
The proposed guidelines for developing creative leadership were rated as highly appropriate and highly feasible.

Development of Art Toy Prototypes Using 3D Printing Technology for Souvenir Products in Chanthaburi Province

Sansanee Artnafai — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to: 1) study the development of art toy prototypes using 3D printing technology; 2) develop Chanthaburi Province souvenir products in the form of art toys; and 3) experiment with mold-making for commercial production. The research methodology consisted of a documentary study and related literature review, along with a survey of 400 tourists in Chanthaburi Province, selected through convenience sampling. A questionnaire was employed as the research instrument, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

The results revealed that consumers placed the highest importance on souvenirs reflecting local identity (71.50%). When thinking of Chanthaburi Province, the respondents most commonly associated it with fruits (50.50%) and gemstones (30.50%). The preferred art toy style was cute and vibrant (43.00%), with purchases intended for collection (69.00%). The appropriate price range was 301–600 Baht (71.50%). Based on these findings, a “Durian” character was designed to convey the local identity of Chanthaburi Province.

In terms of production, the findings showed that a resin-based 3D printer could create highly detailed prototypes with smooth surfaces, suitable for silicone mold making. From testing three types of silicone—RA-T40AB, RA-20AB, and RA-320—it was found that RA-320 was the most suitable for commercial production due to its low cost, high flexibility, and ease of demolding.

The findings indicate that integrating 3D printing technology with local identity can effectively transform art toys into creative souvenir products and further develop them for commercial production.

The Effects of Technology and Social Media Use on Mental Health among Students at Mahasarakham University

Cholticha Inoonchot — 2026-08-28

This study aimed to examine the relationship and influence of technology and social media use on the mental health of Mahasarakham University students. The sample consisted of 400 undergraduate students, selected using stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that technology and social media use were statistically significantly associated with students’ mental health, with a low to moderate strength of association. The regression model explained 22.6% of the variance in mental health (R² = 0.226). The factors that significantly influenced mental health were media usage convenience, knowledge and inspiration seeking, and emotional release or expression.
In contrast, media accessibility, emotional needs, entertainment, and source credibility were not significant predictors of mental health. The findings suggest that the appropriate use of social media may affect students’ mental well-being. Therefore, educational institutions should promote creative media use and the development of media literacy skills to support students’ mental health within the context of a digital society.

Contextual Dynamics and Identity Construction: An In-Depth Analysis of Branding Approaches in Small-Sized Secondary Schools

Chanitsata Kongkham — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to: 1) examine school branding in small-sized secondary schools, and
2) analyze approaches to school branding in small-sized secondary schools across diverse contexts.
Key informants for in-depth interviews, selected through purposive sampling, comprised school directors and project coordinators from three schools. Using a qualitative research methodology, within-case analysis was conducted using thematic analysis, while cross-case analysis was performed through data matrix summarization.

The findings revealed that the branding approaches of successful small-sized secondary schools were grounded in leveraging their distinctive strengths to enhance educational quality. Specifically, School A emphasizes agricultural excellence, School B emphasizes excellence in sports, and School C emphasizes excellence in home economics. Furthermore, the branding approaches of small-sized secondary schools across diverse contexts comprised five stages: 1) Brand goal setting: integrating local identity, community context, and stakeholders’ needs, resulting in school goals aligned with their respective contexts. 2) Brand positioning: utilizing community contextual capital as a foundation, coupled with developing approaches to drive toward the goals. 3) Brand personality definition: based on moral principles and student support systems, reflecting distinct identities according to each school’s context and strategies. 4) Brand identity creation: through the integration of leadership, administrative systems, organizational culture, community collaboration, and student outcomes. 5) Brand communication: employing empirical evidence and verifiable outcomes, communicated continuously to build credibility and influence the decision-making of students and parents.

The Development of Scratch Programming Skills Through a STEAM Education Approach for Fifth-Grade Students

Wassana Chachiyo — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to 1) develop Scratch programming lesson plans based on the STEAM Education approach for fifth-grade students, 2) investigate students’ programming and debugging skills after learning through the developed lesson plans, and 3) examine students’ satisfaction with the learning activities. The target group consisted of 25 fifth-grade students from one classroom from the Demonstration School of Phuket Rajabhat University (Primary Level), Phuket province, Thailand. The target group was selected by cluster sampling. The research instruments consisted of: 1) four lesson plans on algorithm design and basic programming, totaling 8 hours; 2) a programming and debugging skills assessment form; and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire regarding the learning management. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results revealed that the quality of the developed lesson plans was at the highest level.

Students’ programming and debugging skills were at good to very good levels. Thirteen students (52%) were at the very good level, while twelve students (48%) were at the good level. In addition, students’ satisfaction toward the developed lesson plans was at the highest level.

Effects of Problem-Based Learning Combined with Educational Games on Reading Comprehension for Third-Grade Students

Charinee Jantha — 2026-08-28

This study aimed to: 1) develop first-grade students’ tonal inflection skills related to the three classes of Thai consonants through brain-based learning combined with Fun Fingers game media based on the 70% criterion; 2) compare students’ tonal inflection skills before and after the intervention; and
3) examine students’ satisfaction with the learning activities. The sample consisted of eight first-grade students at Ban Nong Kung School in the second semester of the 2025 academic year, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included brain-based learning lesson plans combined with Fun Fingers game media, Fun Fingers game media, a tonal inflection skills test on the three classes of Thai consonants, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the mean, percentage, standard deviation, and the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test. The results showed that students’ post-learning performance exceeded the 70% criterion, with an overall mean score of 7.90, equivalent
to 79.00%. The posttest mean score was 24.50, which was higher than the pretest mean score of 13.63, with a statistically significant difference at the .05 level (Z = -2.52, p = .012). Students’ overall satisfaction with the learning activities was at the highest level (𝑥̄ = 4.60, S.D. = 0.52). These findings indicate
that brain-based learning combined with Fun Fingers game media can effectively enhance early primary students’ tonal inflection skills and promote positive attitudes toward Thai language learning.

Effects of Cooperative Learning with Multimedia on Learning Achievement in Sex Education among Sixth-Grade Students

Wanvisa Janthasen — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to: 1) compare students’ learning achievement before and after implementing cooperative learning integrated with multimedia; and 2) examine students’ satisfaction with cooperative learning integrated with multimedia on the topic of Sex Education. The research was conducted with 10 Grade 6 students at Ban Nong Kung School under the Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 during the second semester of the 2025 academic year. The target group was selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of: 1) five cooperative learning lesson plans integrated with multimedia, totaling 10 hours of instruction, which were rated as highly appropriate; 2) instructional multimedia, which was rated as highly appropriate; 3) a 30-item, four-option multiple-choice learning achievement test, with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.67 to 1.00, a difficulty index ranging from 0.61 to 0.80, a discrimination index ranging from 0.20 to 0.40, and a reliability coefficient of 0.92; and 4) a 10-item, five-point Likert-scale satisfaction questionnaire, with an IOC ranging from 0.67
to 1.00. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

The results revealed that: 1) students who learned through cooperative learning integrated with multimedia on the topic of Sex Education had significantly higher post-test learning achievement scores than their pre-test scores at the .05 level of statistical significance; and 2) students’ overall satisfaction with cooperative learning integrated with multimedia was at the highest level. These findings indicate that cooperative learning integrated with multimedia can effectively enhance students’ learning achievement.

Development of Thai Tone Inflection Skills Based on the Three Classes of Thai Consonants among First-Grade Students at Ban Nong Kung School Using Brain-Based Learning with Fun Finger Game Media

Munintra Satawong — 2026-08-28

การสอบสวนเสียงวรรณยุกต์ของพยัญชัญทั่วไปกลุ่มในภาษาอังกฤษเป็นทักษะพื้นฐานในการเรียนภาษาไทยระดับของต้นฉบับรีวิวนี้เพื่อเน้นที่เน้นการสะกดคำและเน้นไปที่ความรู้สึกของนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1 ส่วนยังคงที่สโตพยัญชนะกลุ่มกลุ่มกลางและกลุ่มต่ำและเครื่องหมายวรรณยุกต์กับเสียงวรรณยุกต์วิจัยนี้รีวิวเพื่อ: 1) พัฒนาระบบตรวจสอบแกนเสียงวรรณยุกต์ของนักเรียนชั้นปี 1 วิจัยพยัญชนะกลุ่มในภาษาไทยตามหลักร่วมสื่อเกม Fun Fingers 70%; 2) เปรียบเทียบทักษะการปั้มวรรณวรรณเสียงยุกต์ของนักเรียนก่อนและหลังร่างกาย; และ 3) กำหนดทิศทางของนักเรียนต่อกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้กลุ่มตัวอย่างประกอบด้วยนักเรียนตามชั้นตั้งแต่ทั่วไป 1 ประเภท 8 คนจากโรงเรียนบ้านหนองการศึกษา 2568 เพิ่มเติมโดยเลือกแบบเจาะจงเครื่องมือวิจัยเกี่ยวกับบริเวณต่างๆ สอนการเรียนรู้หลักสมองที่พูดถึงกับสื่อ Fun Fingers, เกม Fun Fingers, แบบทดสอบซิลินเสียงวรรณยุกต์ 3 ของกลุ่มเป้าหมาย English และตรงไปตรงมาของนักเรียนรายแรกระบบและการทดสอบ Wilcoxon วิธีการเรียนรู้คู่ signed-rank test ผลวิจัยวิจัยผลการเรียนรู้หลังเรียนของนักเรียนส่วนใหญ่ 70% อุณหภูมิคะแนนเฉลี่ยรวม 7.90 สารเคมีกับ 79.00% สำหรับการวิจัยหลังการทดสอบตามปกติคือ 24.50 ในช่วงปกติก่อนการทดสอบ 13.63 เป็นทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 (Z = -2.52, p = .012) นักเรียนของนักเรียนต่อกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้สูงสุด (𝑥̄ = 4.60, SD = 0.52) วิจัยวิจัยผู้นำว่าการศึกษาหลักๆ สมองส่วนเกม Fun Fingers พัฒนาทักษะการเน้นเสียงวรรณยุกต์ของนักเรียนระดับแรกเมื่อสามารถมีประสิทธิภาพและส่งเสริมการจัดการที่ดีต่อการเรียนภาษาไทย

The Effects of Active Learning Integrated with a Dynamic Model on Students’ Learning Achievement in Sheet Metal Development Drawing: A Case of a Sheet Metal Course

Supaporn Sankul — 2026-08-28

This research aimed to: 1) develop a dynamic model on “Sheet Metal Development Drawing” for the Sheet Metal Work course; 2) develop and evaluate the efficiency of active learning integrated with the dynamic model according to the 80/80 efficiency criterion; and 3) compare students’ learning achievement before and after instruction. The sample consisted of 12 first-year students enrolled in the Welding Technical Education Program. The research instruments comprised a dynamic model, lesson plans, a pre-test, formative tests, and a learning achievement test. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and a paired-samples t-test. The results revealed that the dynamic model was rated as good in quality (mean = 4.40). The active learning model integrated with the dynamic model achieved an efficiency of E1/E2 = 80.83/82.31, which met the established 80/80 criterion. Furthermore, students’ post-test learning achievement was significantly higher than their pre-test achievement at the .05 level of statistical significance, with a pre-test mean score of 23.42 and a post-test mean score of 33.33. These findings indicate that active learning integrated with the dynamic model can effectively enhance students’ learning achievement in sheet metal development drawing.