Research on teacher strategies to improve learners' willingness to communicate (WTC) is limited. However, encouraging outside-the-class conversations could increase L2 exposure and improve communicative skills. This study investigated the effects of self-assessment of self-recorded conversations on Thai university EFL learners' WTC and…

Purpose: This study addresses the need for a validated tool to assess self-directed learning (SDL) behaviors among Thai operational employees in the petrochemical industry. Understanding SDL capabilities is essential for effective human resource development, given the complexity of plant operations and the need for continuous skill enhancement.…

This study attempted to examine: 1) the professional competencies in English reading comprehension of student teachers before and after instruction using a task-based learning approach combined with graphic organizer techniques, 2) the professional competencies in English writing of student teachers before and after the same instructional method,…

In the contemporary milieu of academia and quotidian endeavors, the faculty of critical thinking is recognized as an essential and irreplaceable aptitude for each individual. Over the course of recent decades, the subject of critical thinking has garnered substantial attention across the sphere of higher education, with Chinese students being no…

Communication skills are soft skills critical for students' development in educational institutions in the digital age. This study aims to determine the feasibility and practicality of a learning model, which combines digital storytelling with a metacognitive strategy called the DSTMC model. This learning model utilized digital storytelling as a…

Assessment has shifted from assessment of learning to assessment for learning. Self-assessment and peer assessment therefore appear to play more important roles as they encourage students to critically reflect on their own and their peers' learning progress and performance. Although self-assessment and peer assessment of written language…

Despite the critical role of academic English writing proficiency in higher education, existing research has inadequately addressed the comparative impact of teacher-led and student-involved assessments on writing outcomes. To address the research gap, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 'Teacher-Only Assessment' compared to…

Self-assessment is an alternative assessment that can assess one's language ability, and it has been widely used, especially in classroom contexts. However, recent research has suggested different results regarding the correlation between student self-assessment and language performance. The accuracy of student assessment depends on various…

Career intelligence is of major importance for students to understand their aptitudes, interests, and abilities. The aims of this quantitative research are 1) to develop an Online Career Intelligence Test (OCIT) for Thai high school students, and 2) to confirm factor analysis of the test. Multistage random sampling was performed on a sample of…

This study aims to evaluate the impact of task-based learning and graphic organizer techniques on enhancing student teacher professional competency in English listening and speaking skills. The study used a One-Group Pre-Test Post-Test Design, which involved 30 undergraduate math-major students in a Thai public university. Over eight weeks, the…

Many scholars agree that cultural differences affect text organization and pragmatic realization of the communicative goal of a genre, and that certain moves within a genre can be accomplished by different strategies. However, there is a dearth of research on job application letters in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

This paper aimed to study if student self-assessment reports improved the mathematics teaching and learning experiences of students in Nakhon Phanom province, in Upper Northeast Thailand. The qualitative research module used focused on the effectiveness of student self-assessment (SSA) in teaching remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic in a…

Evaluating computer science (CS) teacher competencies is crucial for advancing CS education. This study aims to develop and evaluate a self-efficacy assessment tool for CS teaching competence among 1412 CS teachers nationwide in Thailand. Using structural equation modeling, the validity of the tool was examined across four domains: Content…

This study used a descriptive-quantitative research method. The objectives were to assess administrators' level of work engagement, work performance, and to determine the correlation between work engagement and work performance. The respondents of this study were 22 principals/deputy principals, 22 directors/deputy directors, and one hundred…

Self-assessment (SA) allows students to evaluate their language performance, as well as encourage and stimulate their language learning. However, only a few studies have been conducted on self-assessment in EFL contexts, particularly in Thailand. Among these studies, they have rarely focused on students' perceptions and how they use…