A Study of the Textbook Quality for Basic Engineering for Occupational Health and Safety

Abstract

The study on the quality of Basic Engineering for Occupational Health and Safety Program Textbook aims to study 1) the general information and reading behavior of the enrolled students 2) the opinions of the enrolled students about the program textbook quality 3) the opinions of the enrolled students about the practice quality and 4) the learning results of the enrolled students.

The study found that 1) Most of the students who answered the questionnaire were male, 31 to 35 years old, and employees of private agencies. They have income between 10,001 to 20,000 baht per month, hold a bachelor degree in the field of science, and have moderate basic knowledge in engineering before enrollment. Most of the students could read the entire 15 units of the Program Textbook completely before the fifinal examination. Most of the students who did not pass the final examination could not finish reading the entire 15 units. The main reason of the students who could not finish reading the 15 units is the subject matter in some units is impalpable. 2) The students’ opinions showed that the difficulty in understanding the contents in units 2 to 12 is at a high level. The completeness of the contents due to the course objectives and explanation, the accuracy and the clarity of contents, and the modernization of the contents of Program Textbook are at a high level. The conciseness and difficulty of content are at a moderate level. The availability of good examples that help the students to understand the contents and the clear answers for practice questions in Program Textbook are at a high level. The ability of the students in application of the knowledge in other situations and in studying of other subjects is at a high level. 3) The students’ opinions showed that the practices can help the students to understand the objectives of each unit and increase the confidence in the examination. The clarity of the practices, the benefit from the practices for application in the examination and the satisfaction in the practice of the students are at a high level. The difficulty of the practice questions are at a moderate level. 4) The students have the acquisition of knowledge from this course regarding the sixth learning level of Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education Act 2552 which are moral, knowledge, intellectual skills, relationship between individual and social responsibility, numerical analysis communication skills and the use of information technology, and professional practice at a high level.