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Key success factors for transforming classrooms into learning communities in digital learning ecosystem at secondary schools in Thailand

Kulthida Tuamsuk 1 2 * , Lan Thi Nguyen 1 , Issara Kanjug 2 , Grichawat Lowatcharin 2 , Teeradej Manakul 2 , Kornwipa Poonpon 2 , Weerachai Sarakorn 2 , Anucha Somabut 2 , Niwat Srisawasdi 2 , Saksuriya Traiyarach 2
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1 Department of Information Science, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, THAILAND2 Smart Learning Innovation Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, THAILAND* Corresponding Author
Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(2), April 2023, ep408, https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12920
Published Online: 31 January 2023, Published: 01 April 2023
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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the success factors for transforming classrooms into learning communities in digital learning ecosystem (DLE) of Thailand’s secondary schools. Quantitative research was conducted by using a questionnaire as the research instrument to measure teachers’ evaluation of factors. Purposive sampling was applied to obtain a sample group of secondary schools. The questionnaires were sent to teachers at secondary schools in 20 provinces in Northeast Thailand that were employing the smart learning project for their teaching and learning. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that learning support technologies, teachers, and learners were the three most important factors influencing the development of DLE (x =4.64, x =4.61, and x =4.49, respectively). The findings of this study have implications for educators, administrators, and teachers to review and discover appropriate ways to invest the necessary conditions that can enhance the quality of DLEs and improve teaching and learning activities in the digital environment at secondary schools.
Keywords: success factors, learning community, digital learning ecosystem, secondary schools, Thailand

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Tuamsuk, K., Nguyen, L. T., Kanjug, I., Lowatcharin, G., Manakul, T., Poonpon, K., Sarakorn, W., Somabut, A., Srisawasdi, N., & Traiyarach, S. (2023). Key success factors for transforming classrooms into learning communities in digital learning ecosystem at secondary schools in Thailand. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(2), ep408. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12920

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