The Development of an Electronic Training Model for Government Financial and Fiscal Personnel

Abstract

The Purposes of the research described in this dissertation was to development of an electronic training model for Government finance and fiscal Personnel. They were: (1) the conditions of use and the demand for electronic training for government financial and fiscal personnel; (2) the construction of an electronic training model for these personnel satisfying quality requirements and which meets the set standard of 80/80; and (3) evaluation of electronic training model. Using the purposive sampling method, the researcher selected a research population consisting of 19 executives of the Comptroller General’s Department.  Moreover, using the multi-stage sampling method, the researcher selected 322 additional government financial and fiscal personnel as members of the research population. The model was tested on a group of 30 government financial and fiscal personnel appointed as civil servants in the period between February 1, 2014 and February 29, 2016 who were willing to participate in the program. Using techniques of descriptive statistics, the researcher analyzed the data collected in terms of percentage, mean and standard deviation.  A t test technique was also employed by the researcher. Findings are as follow:

The conditions for undergoing electronic training that were behavioral obstacles to learning were using computers for data retrieval; wireless networks used by service work units; counseling colleagues; making data collections for the sake of obtaining additional knowledge; communication between speakers and participants; and downloading data for additional study.  Needs for electronic training in the aspects of design, development, application, and evaluation were found to be at a high level.  The overall curriculum for government financial and fiscal management showed that electronic training was necessary at the highest level. The electronic training model constructed by the researcher satisfied quality requirement and met the efficiency standard of 80/80. In evaluating the model constructed by the researcher, it was found that participants evinced government financial and fiscal knowledge at a higher level upon the completion of training than prior to its commencement as shown by the model surpassing the set standard of 70 percent at the statistically significant level of .01.  Twelve weeks after the completion of training, participants still retained the knowledge they had amassed and also exhibited a higher level of work performance capability at the statistically significant level of .01.  In addition, it was found that participants evinced satisfaction with the electronic training model at a high level.