| Summary: | 博士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 技術及職業教育研究所 === 101 === The study aims to construct a set of indicators for the core competence for Independent High School students in Malaysia. The research goals include (1) developing a framework for the core competence of Independent High School students and (2) constructing a comparative system of relative weight for core competence. In order to achieve these research goals, the study first explored the content of the Independent High School education reform agenda through interviews with experts in education, at the same time checking if the competence model employed is appropriate for the study. Afterwards, 21 experts were invited to answer three Delphi Technique questionnaires, which are based on the competence model, in order to select core competence indicators appropriate for Independent High School students. The first questionnaire ranked the original 164 items in the competence model for their appropriateness. The second questionnaire evaluated the importance of each competence indicator by means of Likert scale and adjusted the content of each indicator accordingly. The third questionnaire provided a final check and integration for the competence indicators. The study continued to calculate the relative weight of each indicator through Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) so as to present where falls the consensus of experts’ opinions on the competence indicators. After these steps, the construction of the core competence indicators for Independent High School students has been accomplished.
In the study, all the distributed questionnaires were answered and the data were calculated and analyzed by EXCEL 2010 and the AHP function of SDI software. The study results are concluded below:
1. The framework of competence indicators as developed in the study consists of four levels. The first level is the indicators for the core competence of Independent High School students in Malaysia. The second level includes three aspects: motivation, personality, and mentality. The third level is the 9 core competence indicator sets which are the most critical sets for this study. They are: 1) self-management and adaptability; 2) results orientation; 3) interpersonal skills; 4) communication; 5) team skills; 6) team leadership; 7) problem-solving and decision-making; 8) global and diversity mindset; 9) strategic thinking. And the fourth level is the 69 specific items for the competence indicators.
2. A system of relative weight for each indicator has been organized through calculation, and each competence indicator is based on the consensus of experts.
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