Development of Information Systems for Managing Electronic Research Databases of the Faculty of Education, Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to develop an information system for managing electronic research databases of the Faculty of Education at Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan, and 2) to study the efficiency of using the information system for managing electronic research databases of the Faculty of Education at Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan. The sample group for this study was selected purposively and consisted of 1) 5 lecturers from the Computer Education program, 2) 5 lecturers from the Early Childhood Education program, 3) 10 fourth-year students from the Computer Education program, and 4) 39 fourth-year students from the Early Childhood Education program in the second semester of the academic year 2023. The research instruments employed in the study included the information system for managing electronic research databases of the Faculty of Education at Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan, and a questionnaire to evaluate the efficiency of the information system for managing electronic research databases for the Faculty of Education at Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The research findings indicated that: 1) the overall efficiency of the information system for managing electronic research databases of the Faculty of Education at Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Samut Prakan was good, with the highest efficiency in the functional test (mean = 4.25, SD = 0.77), followed by the result test (mean = 4.19, SD = 0.75), and the security test (mean = 3.96, SD = 0.95).