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Development and validation of rubric for assessment of practice in Thai traditional therapeutic massage
(Mahidol University, 2023) Onnicha Tachaviriya; Tripop Lertbunnaphong; Kasana Raksamani
The purpose of this study is to validate content validity, internal structure validity, and inter-rater reliability of practice in Thai traditional therapeutic massage’s rubric. This study was divided into three parts. To validate the content validity, five experts were invited to evaluate the rubric using IOC and give suggestions for rubric development. The developed rubric was sent to experts to reconsider until all experts approved. Then clinical supervisors received training on the rubric. To validate internal consistency validity, a trained clinical supervisor assessed the student during massage patient and used Cronbach’s alpha to test. To validate inter-rater reliability, two trained clinical supervisors assessed the student during massage patient and used ICC to test. The findings indicated that the rubric IOC's content validity ranged from 0.4 to 1.0. While internal structure validity of each category and overall rubric, Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.430-0.728 and 0.736, respectively. Inter-rater reliability of rubric, ICC ranged from 0.016-0.743. The developed rubric passed three content validity evaluations, and the majority of the criteria had good test content validity. The internal structure validity of the rubric was good for the overall, while each category's internal structure validity and inter-rater reliability were weak. To enhance validity and reliability, assessment should be used to decide whether to delete the knowledge and other skills category or raise the requirements. Additionally, the rater training procedure has to be enhanced to boost inter-rater reliability.
Associated factors of resilience among medical students
(Mahidol University, 2023) Warisa Leethanakul; Cherdsak Iramaneerat; Yodying Dangprapai
During training, medical students experienced multiple challenges. There was reported decline of medical students’ mental health after entering medical schools. Resilience is the characteristics that promote positive adaptation in the face of adversity. Fostering resilience would help protect medical students from emotional distress. Since there were limited studies of associated factors of resilience in medical students, a greater understanding of these factors would be advantageous for future interventions intended to enhance resilience in this context. This study aimed to explore factors associated with resilience among medical students. The study design was correlation research based on survey data. Participants were the 1st – 6th year medical students at Faculty of medicine Siriraj hospital in academic year 2022 (n=1735). There were 652 participants returned the survey (response rate 38%). Univariate analysis found that gender (r=0.09, p=0.02), physical activity (r=0.18, p<0.001), growth mindset (r=0.55, p<0.001), fixed mindset (r=−0.10, p=0.01), perceived social support (r=0.35, p<0.001), and perceived teacher’s support (r=0.28, p<0.001) were correlated with resilience. The multiple linear regression revealed that growth mindset (β=0.77, p<0.001), fixed mindset (β=−0.13, p=0.01), perceived social support (β=0.08, p<0.001), and perceived teacher’s support (β=0.02, p=0.04) were significant predictors of resilience. The multiple linear regression model provided significant predictive ability with coefficient of determination (R 2 ) of 0.35. In conclusion, growth mindset, fixed mindset, perceived social support and perceived teacher’s support were significant predictors of resilience among medical students. Implication of thesis: The findings from this study suggested that a medical school should focus on improving growth mindset, social support, and mentorship program in order to enhance resilience in medical students.
Business plan : the empire quality seed solutions
(Mahidol University, 2023) Aung Chan Myae. 1995-; Thanarerk Thanakijsombat; Dissatat Prasertsakul
Myanmar is an agricultural country for centuries and thriving as it is until nowadays. Although the milling sector and input sector became developed after mechanization, the seed sector is still performing as in the 1950s. Climate change is another factor affecting the crop routine of farmers, especially in the dry zone where there is poor irrigation system and low rainwater level. The objective of the study is to observe the current difficulties of farmers and their preferences on the type of seed and to discover the factors that can help to validate the business model. Quantitative approach questionnaires were used to investigate the 385 farmers in the dry zone who own less than 50 acres each. The study shows 88% of farmers believe sufficient water could make their yield increase and thus 92% of respondents want to use new robust seeds which need less water and fertilizer. If the seed has guaranteed sale price, 95% would love to cultivate despite the high seed cost. Since 43% of farmers used to get loan for their inputs, contract farming and direct selling from seed farm will be used as main channels of new seed distribution. Implication of the thematic paper: This study provides critical insights for the development of a resilient seed supply chain in Myanmar, emphasizing that risk-mitigation strategies such as guaranteed pricing and direct distribution channels are essential for the adoption of climate-smart agricultural inputs among smallholder farmers.
Data steward skill development strategies based on a combination of national and international standards : a case study of national research council of Thailand
(Mahidol University, 2023) Watinee Singsukchot; Sotarat Thammaboosadee; Rojjalak Chuckpaiwong
This research aimed to develop the data personnel's skills development strategy by integrating national and international standards. The case study of the National Research Council of Thailand was chosen to enhance the data personnel's effectiveness. The study process involved the following steps: 1) Business Understanding, which was to understand the research problem, 2) Data Analysis, which involved collecting and analyzing data to develop a framework and plan, 3) Design Framework and Plan, which designed a suitable framework and plan for the data personnel, 4) Framework and Plan Deployment, which implemented the framework and plan within two months, and 5) Evaluation, which evaluated the satisfaction of the data personnel and assessed the research's proposal. The study group consisted of all 31 data personnel at the National Research Council of Thailand, and there were 30 assessors, which was 96.77%. The results showed that the data personnel were highly satisfied with the overall, including the two sub-plans for communication skills and data personnel skills development. However, the study had time limitations, and further research was needed to improve the proposed plan formally. This research can be used as a foundation to develop data personnel's skills for the National Research Council of Thailand and other organizations to enhance their efficiency, meet organizational goals, and comply with national and international standards. Implication of the thematic paper: This research is a plan for developing data personnel's skills that can be applied to the National Research Council of Thailand and other organizations to improve their data personnel's knowledge and skills. This plan can enable data personnel to work at their full potential, meet organizational goals, and adapt to other organizations' requirements.
Identification of international soft skills standard for data steward team
(Mahidol University, 2023) Wichai Kiatdamkerng; Rojjalak Chuckpaiwong; Sotarat Thammaboosadee
Nowadays, data plays an important role in business operations, and there is a trend to use data to generate more business, causing many organizations to focus on data as if it were an organization's valuable asset with customer behavior for use in product design. Data also contributes to decision-making and creates competitive business advantages, and when data is crucial, data governance is important as well, and an indispensable component of data governance is the data steward team. A data steward team must possess both technical and soft skills to be effective in data governance. This research aims to identify and design important soft skills for the data steward team, beginning with the scope of work and role and responsibilities of the data steward team at each maturity level, to identify the soft skills required for work and conduct in-depth interviews with data-related work experts. Based on the interview results, it was determined that the data steward team requires five essential skills for data governance work: 1) relationships, 2) ability and willingness to learn, 3) conceptual thinking, 4) time management, and 5) team leadership. Implication of the thematic paper: This research work can increase the efficiency of the data governance tasks of the data steward team. The organization can use the results of the research to develop a training plan for the data steward team's staff in the organization. In addition, it can also be defined as the skills needed to recruit new employees who will join the organization's data steward team to ensure that they have these skills and work in collaboration with the technical skills that the data steward team has and increase the efficiency of data governance in the organization according to the objectives that the organization has set.