Development of a Challenge based Learning Platform to Enhance Artificial Intelligence Competencies for Vocational Education Students
Abstract
Thailand's education system, in general, Vocational education is an aspect of Thailand's educational pathway that aims to practice vocational skills, which plays an important role in driving the development of technical skills. In recent years, the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies has raised a significant challenge for vocational students regarding knowledge development and technology adoption. To strengthen the artificial intelligence competencies of vocational students, this research proposed a learning platform for vocational students and studied the suitability and competency from the following objectives: (1) Study the synthesize the challenging-based learning process of vocational students. (2) Develop a challenging-based learning platform to strengthen vocational students' competency in artificial intelligence technology with experts from various institutions in the design, development, teaching, and learning process. (3) Study the suitability of the development of a challenging-based learning platform to enhance the AI competencies of vocational students. The assessment of the platform consists of (1) A challenging learning platform architecture to enhance the competency of artificial intelligence of vocational students and (2) A suitability assessment of the development of a challenging-based learning platform to strengthen the artificial intelligence competencies of vocational students. The results show significant suitability of the learning process and procedures and appropriateness of the development of a challenging-based learning platform to enhance the AI competencies of vocational students.
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