Asian Journal of Distance Education

Yazarlar: Pallop PIRIYASURAWONG, Prachyanun NILSOOK

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Distance Education

Özet: This Paper investigates when could be the most suitable occasion or the most feasible manner to apply knowledge management for vocational teachers in Thailand . Knowledge management is included in the principles of training for enriching professional knowledge and strengthening potential career development of vocational teachers under the national Office of Vocational Education Commission. So the objectives of this research were to 1) develop webbased training on knowledge management for vocational education teachers, 2) evaluate the efficiency of web-based training, and 3) compare the learning achievement of teachers between pretest and posttest. The sample group was 30 teachers of vocational education Institutions under the guidance of the Vocational Education Commission, trained by using web-based training on knowledge management. The instruments used in this study were the Moodle Learning Management System for training on knowledge management in 4 modules and an achievement test. The statistics used for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation and ttest dependent. The research results revealed that 1) the efficiency of the web-based training on knowledge management for vocational teachers indicated the mean score on practice exercises during training was 8.89 , and after was 21.90. A percentage scoring on practice exercises during training was 88.96%, and after training was 87.60%. The study found that the webbased training on knowledge management for vocational teachers had the efficiency rating of 88.96/87.60; and 2) the comparative result of pretest and posttest learning achievement of teachers showed that the posttest learning achievement was significantly better (p<0.01) than the pretest learning achievement.

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