The Development Of Components And Indicators Of Life And Career Skills For High School Students In Thailand
Abstract
The research’s objectives were 1) to study components and indicators of life and career skill indicators of high school students and 2) to develop and check the reliability of model life and career skills for high school students. The sample group was 1,050 high school students at Students from all 6 regions of Thailand. The minimum sample size is 1,000 people according to the Item Response Theory (IRT). The sample group was obtained using the multi-stage random sampling method. The research instrument was a scenario questionnaire, with a Content Validity Index (CVI) level of from five experts was 0.82. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.92. Data analysis used average, standard deviation (S.D.), and second confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
As a result, findings indicated that
1) The life and career skill component of high school students comprises five components:1. Flexibility and Adaptability, 2. Initiative and Self-Direction, 3. Social and Cross-Cultural Skills, 4. Productivity and Accountability, and 5. Leadership and Responsibility.
2) The model of life and career skills of high school students substantially corresponded with the empirical data and excellent construct validity, supported by a variety of goodness-of-fit indices (CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.01, SRMR = 0.01)
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