DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE WEB APPLICATION WITH ONLINE MAP SERVICES FOR STORING STUDENT TEACHING AND INTERNSHIP INFORMATION

Abstract

Thailand, an teaching internship is an essential requirement for the Bachelor of Education. Students who study Computer Education Program at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University are required to do an internship in their last year of study. Currently, there is no computer system or application available to store all information related to an teaching internship. The objectives of this research were 1) to develop the mobile web application with online map service for storing student teaching and internship information, 2) to assess the efficiency of mobile web application, and 3) to assess the satisfaction of supervisors upon mobile web application. The samples of this research included; 1) 5 specialists with specialization in computer, and information and communication technology, and 2) 12 supervisors of computer education program. The samples were selected through purposive sampling process. Research instruments included: 1) mobile web application, 2) mobile web application efficiency assessment form, and 3) mobile web application user satisfaction survey.

The research results were as follows: 1) the mobile web application is compatible with both PC computer and mobile devices. It contains 2 parts which are (1) administrator application, used for managing information related to students, schools, internships, and supervisors, and (2)university supervisor application, overseen by supervisors to keep track of their interns, school locations, contact details, and maps, 2) the efficiency assessment by specialists using Black-Box testing and the result revealed that the application can deliver highest efficiency, and 3) supervisors also have highest satisfaction after using this application because it can efficiently provide more convenience for their planning and travelling.