INVESTIGATING THAI DIGITAL LITERACY STUDENT SKILL STRENGTHS AND PRIMARY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN AN ONLINE DIGITAL AGE EDUCATIONAL WORLD

Abstract

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, understanding and using online media in education has become an imperative. Therefore, the study sought to answer questions concerning what factors contribute to an elementary student's digital literacy education in a digital age. Furthermore, an additional investigation was undertaken concerning what aspects influenced the education management within this environment. From the study’s use of mixed research methods, both a quantitative analysis from a sample of 400 individuals and a qualitative analysis from focus groups and in-depth interviews were performed. Questionnaire data were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and the Stepwise linear regression method. The data collected from the 36 individuals in the focus group, and the 34 in-depth interviewees, used both the mean (¯(x )) and standard deviation (S.D.) for the analysis. The study's results determined that five factors had significant importance in contributing to a student's digital literacy strength. These were media use patterns (x5), curriculum management (x1), student-centered learning (x7), learning promotion (x2), and information management systems (x3). When added together, these five factors can explain 68% of the digital literacy student's strength. Furthermore, individuals involved in educational management at the provincial elementary level had opinions about digital literacy student management at a high level overall. The form of teaching and learning at the elementary school level was also determined to be strong in the digital age.