Situations and Needs for Developing Desirable Characteristics of Students in the New Normal Era under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nakhon Phanom

Desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal Era in educational institutions are important mechanism that will bring success and enhance student learning quality. This independent study aims to (1) study the current and desirable conditions in developing desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal. (2) To assess the need to develop desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal. This study’s sample consisted of 319 school administrators and teachers with the determination sample size using percentages selected by Stratified Random Sampling. The tools used in the study were (1) a questionnaire on current conditions in the development of desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal with the Index of item Congruence (IC) between .80 - 1.00, the discrimination between .46 - .73, and the reliability of .93; and (2) a questionnaire on the desirable conditions for the development of desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal of item Congruence (IC) between .80 - 1.00, the discrimination between .30-.89, and the reliability of .94. The statistics employed in data analysis were percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and the modified priority need assessment index (PNIModified). The results revealed that (1) The current condition in the development of the desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal era was at a high level and the overall desirable condition was at the highest level. (2) Necessary needs for the development of desirable characteristics of students in the New Normal. It was found that the aspects that were higher than the overall value were ordered in descending order of need. There are 2 aspects that are higher than the overall value, namely, the 4th aspect, creating innovation, equal to 0.385, and the 6th aspect, recognizing and appreciating oneself and others, equaling 0.363, respectively.