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Direction of Korean General Education Course in Thai Universities: A Needs Analysis of Students at the Hat Yai Campus of Prince of Songkla University
No full text This research aims to assess the needs of students who enroll in Korean Language courses as a part of their general education curriculum at the Hat Yai campus of Prince of Songkla University (HYC-PSU). This descriptive quantitative research is designed to answer three questions: 1) What is the purpose for students to enroll in Korean general education course? 2) What courses should be included within the Korean general education courses? and 3) At what level should the Basic Korean language course begin? 229 undergraduate students who completed the Basic Korean language course in HYC-PSU participated in this study by filling out a questionnaire developed using Google Forms. Data collection was analyzed using percentages, mean and standard deviation. This research reveals that students enrolled in the Korean general education course for four main reasons: to understand Korean drama and songs, communicate effectively in Korean, travel to Korea and gain understanding of Korean culture. Therefore, the Korean general education course should be organized with the sequences of classes such as Basic Korean, Korean Conversation in Daily life and Contemporary Korean Culture emphasis given to learning Korean culture. Finally, students stressed that the Basic Korean course should start with lessons on Korean language characters. Findings from this needs analysis would allow educators to develop Korean general education course that would serve students’ interest and practical needs, while meeting requirements of the Curriculum Standard Criteria for Higher Education (CSCHE) in Thailand and the International Standard Curriculum for Korean Language (ISCKL).
Keywords: Korean General Education Course, Needs Analysis, The Hat Yai Campus of Prince of Songkla University (HYC-PSU), Thai Universities, International Standard Curriculum for Korean Language (ISCKL
How ‘Digital Natives’ Learn: Qualitative Insights into Modern Learning Styles and Recommendations for Adaptation of Curriculum/Teaching Development
No full text “Digital Natives” have played a huge role in driving Thailand’s 4.0 policy, seeing as they have grown up in the midst of rapid technological development. For their generation, technology has largly influenced their lives such that they possess ways of thinking, media skills, behavioral patterns, and lifestyles that differ from previous generations. This article aims to explore the changing learning patterns of digital natives, both in terms of learning content and styles. Morover, it also investigates the impact of technological changes on current learning processes and the learning styles of digital learners in Thai society. The study was conducted with 421 Thai digital natives, within the age range of 13–23 years old, who were studying either in secondary schools or universities in Bangkok. Data was collected using questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and free listing techniques, which were later analyzed via content analysis.
The results of the research revealed that 1) Digital learners prefer learning styles that encourage self-development and derive from content that has practical use in real life. Moreover, learning methods that can enhance the potential of each digital native varied across age range, 2) Learning processes in the digital age have transformed. For example, wireless networks have facilitated access to an infinite repository of knowledge; learning is not confined to the classroom; technology has become a key condition for educational success and efficiency, and 3) Changes in the learning processes in the digital age have created social inequalities and caused a loss of privacy on the part of those being monitored through technology. Therefore, the authors suggest that any stakeholders who are responsible for educational management of today’s children and youth should listen to learners’ opinions in order to jointly review the learning content necessary for Thai digital natives’ self-development and practical use in real life. In so doing, digital natives can make use of their learning and become an important force for driving their families, communities, and Thai society towards the future.
Keywords: Thai Digital Natives, Urban Areas, Learning Content and Styles, Learning Development, Curriculum and Teaching Developmen
Extraction of Organochlorine Pesticides from Honey using Dispersive Liquid-liquid Microextraction Technique and Determined by Gas Chromatography–electron Capture Detector
Full text linkAn effective sample pretreatment method namely dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) has been utilized for matrix removal from honey samples. The DLLME procedure in this study was carried out using toluene as an extraction solvent and acetonitrile as a dispersive solvent mixed in a centrifuge tube. Additionally, the analytical method of two types of organochlorine pesticides including lindane and dieldrin using gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) has been validated for an effective quantification of these pesticides in honey samples. The parameters of validation such as linearity, precision, limit of detection, limit of quantification and recovery were evaluated. The experimental results presenting the linearity for lindane and dieldrin data (R2 values ≥ 0.995) were in the range of 0.05-1000 ppb and 1-3000 ppb, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) values of lindane and dieldrin were 0.18 and 0.27 ppb and the limit of quantification (LOQ) values were 0.60 and 0.87 ppb, respectively. The repeatability values expressed in terms of relative standard deviation (%RSD) ranged from 0.56-4.92%. The DLLME technique showed great potential as a sample preparation technique with the recovery percentage of ≤ 104.40%. The pesticide residues were not detected in six honey samples collecting from Phayao Province, Thailand. Therefore, this proposed method is suitable for determination of pesticide residues in honey samples.
Keywords: Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), Gas chromatography (GC), Electron capture detector (ECD), Organochlorine pesticides, Hone
Development of Coastal Resources Restoration Plan for the Koh Sukorn Area, Trang Province through Community Participation
No full text The objective of this study was to formulate a coastal resources restoration plan for the Koh Sukorn area. Stakeholders comprised of three sectors: 1) community sector including community leaders, community organization (resource conservation groups, occupation groups, female groups, elderly groups, saving groups) and religion leaders, 2) public sector including local administration, Sub-district Administrative Organization, school, and sub-district health promoting hospital, and 3) private sector including aquatic local middle traders, shop, and homestay business. Participatory Action Research (PAR) was use to this study by conducting with participatory process of all sectors in the Koh Sukorn sub-district through three forums. In Forum I, stats of problems, community needs and community potential were analyzed by using need assessment together with sustainable livelihood technique and SWOT analysis, respectively. In Forum II, details of coastal resources restoration plan in the Koh Sukorn area were prepared and the coastal resources restoration plan was examined in Forum III. From the aforementioned participatory process, the resulting coastal resources restoration plan in Koh Sukorn area consisted of 5 work plans: 1) infrastructure development, 2) increase of coastal resources value and community economy, 3) knowledge management, 4) coastal resources and environmental management, and 5) promotion of social capital. Each work plan contained 5, 5, 1, 6, and 2 projects, respectively. The plan was submitted to the Koh Sukorn sub-district Administrative Organization which would be the main agency in driving the plan to implementation. The important issues of this coastal resources restoration plan will be added into the main Koh Sukorn local development plan when the community forums organized for plan revision in the future.
Keywords: Plan Development, Restoration, Coastal Resource, Trang Provinc
