The Extracurricular that Promotes Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): A study on Student Leaders at Assumption University of Thailand
The Extracurricular that Promotes Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): A study on Student Leaders at Assumption University of Thailand
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2019
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Thailand Quality Education Forum 2019, p. 40-41
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Abstract
According to the quality of education in higher education institution,
the component on student development activity is set as one of the
quality assurance components that lead to the quality of graduates
and the quality of the higher education institution. At Assumption
University, the Student Learning Outcomes ( SLOs) are used as the
target for student development, the creation of student
development plan and the intervention methods or activities in
each project are designed and applied in extracurricular for student
development. As SLOs are presented in a form of statements
indicate the expected results and objectives in each project on
student activities. This study, therefore, the SLOs refer to the
competencies of students that developed and performed after
participating in the extracurricular provided by the University Student
Affairs. Hence, this study aimed, (1) to explore the student learning
outcomes of the extracurricular provided by the University Student
Affairs, and ( 2) to identify the level of achievement of the Student
Leaders on the learning outcomes. The 264 projects on student
activities were analyzed for the learning outcomes by using the content analysis method. There were ten competencies found as
the results of objective one; (1) communication, (2) motivation, (3)
virtue ethics, ( 4) intercultural difference sensitivity, ( 5) emotional
intelligence, (6) creativity management, (7) teamwork, (8) leadership,
(9) discipline, and (10) management. Later, these ten competencies
were developed into 42 questions for students’ self- assessment.
The results retrieved from 675 respondents shown average score
( Mean) from 5- point rating- scale on the level of achievement on
competencies from the highest to the lowest Mean as; virtue ethics
4. 40, communication 4. 36, intercultural difference sensitivity 4. 36,
motivation 4.35, emotional intelligence 4.34, creativity management
4. 31, teamwork 4. 29, leadership 4. 26, discipline 4. 22 and
management 4.18. The benefit of the study can be used in designing
the extracurricular and the intervention method or activities for the
student development. This is to be more concentration of students’
need and to promote the quality of students’ life for their
development in the education system.