Volume 12, Issue 5 (May 2025), Pages: 262-267

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 Original Research Paper

The effectiveness of a competency reinforcement program for preparing student teachers for pedagogy practicum in the digital age at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University

 Author(s): 

 Prapatsorn Chalothorn *, Chayapol Thongphukdee, Jakkapong Prongprommarat

 Affiliation(s):

 Faculty of Education, Nakhonratchasima Rajabhat University, Nakhonratchasima, Thailand

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9053-8480

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.05.025

 Abstract

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a competency reinforcement program designed to prepare student teachers for pedagogy practicum training in the digital era at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University. The research involved 10 university supervisors and 178 third-year Bachelor of Education students, divided into an experimental group (89 students) and a control group (89 students). The program's impact was assessed using mean, standard deviation, one-way Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), and dependent t-tests. Results indicated that the experimental group demonstrated statistically significant improvements in competency scores compared to the control group (p < .01). Additionally, the experimental group’s post-program competency scores were significantly higher than their pre-program scores (p < .01). The program also received high satisfaction ratings from participants (mean = 4.66, SD = 0.50), highlighting its effectiveness in enhancing teaching competencies in the digital age.

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 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Competency reinforcement, Pedagogy practicum, Digitalization in education, Teacher training, Program evaluation

 Article history

 Received 16 September 2024, Received in revised form 19 January 2025, Accepted 20 May 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment. 

  Compliance with ethical standards

  Ethical considerations

This research was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of academic research involving human participants. All participants were informed about the objectives and procedures of the study and gave their informed consent voluntarily. Data were collected anonymously, and participants were assured of the confidentiality and the right to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty.

  Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Chalothorn P, Thongphukdee C, and Prongprommarat J (2025). The effectiveness of a competency reinforcement program for preparing student teachers for pedagogy practicum in the digital age at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(5): 262-267

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