Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study effects of self-regulation program on self-discipline and learning achievement of prathom suksa six students. The sample consisted of 50 prathom suksa six students in the academic year 1999 which were randomly drawn from Kingpetch school, Bangkok Metropolis. This research employed the pretest-posttest control group design. They were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group, each group comprising of 25 students. The members of the experimental group participated in the self-regulation program on self-discipline conducted by the researcher, for a session of 20 minutes, five days a weeks, over a period of 3 consecutive weeks. The control group was not trained on the self-regulation program. The self-discipline test and the school record of the students' learning achievement were used as data collection instruments. The t-test was utilized for data analysis. The results were as follows: 1. The posttest scores on the self-discipline scale of the experimental group were higher than its pretest scores and higher than the posttest scores of the control group at the .01 level of significance. 2. There was no significant difference between the experimental and the control groups on the student's learning achievement after the treatment. 3. The self-discipline pretest and posttest scores and the learning achievement of the control group were not significantly different at .01 level. 4. After the treatment, the experimental group had higher learning achievement than before the treatment at the .01 level of significance.