The Causal Factors Influencing to Students Learning Achievement on Mathematics for Pratomsuksa 6 under The Jurisdiction of Chaiyaphum Educational Service Area Office 1.
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to investigate the causal factors influencing learning achievement and 2) to develop and validate a causal relationship model of the causal factors influencing to students learning achievement of mathematics for pratomsuksa 6 under the jurisdiction of Chaiyaphum Educational Service Area Office 1. Sample consisted of 434 pratomsuksa 6 students in the 2/2007 academic year. A cluster random sampling was employed. Instruments were measurement scales and questionnaires. A statistical technique to analyze general information was mean, S.D., and Pearsons Product Moment Correlation Coefficient while LISREL 8.80 (student version) Program was employed to examine the measurement and the structural models.
The findings were:
1. The causal factors influencing to students mathematics learning achievement at high level. In addition, continuing seven causal factors were found, such as, learning attitudes, quality of instructions, motivation, self-concept, home environment, classroom climate and learning attention. Background knowledge and learning aptitude and studentsi learning achievement were a fairly good. The influence of background knowledge, learning aptitude, learning attitudes, motivation, and learning attention were all statistically significant.
2. Background knowledge was directly effected students learning achievement. It was also found that self-concept, classroom climate, quality of instructions and home environment indirectly effected studentsi learning achievement. The variables influential both direct and indirect ways were composed of learning aptitude, learning attitudes, motivation and learning attention. The causal relationship model between causal factors and learning achievement was developed congruence with empirical data. Goodness of fit indicators included a chi-square valued 24.43 with p = 0.28; goodness of fit index (GFI) = 0.99; adjusted goodness of fit (AGFI) = 0.98; comparative fix index (CFI) = 1.00. A diagram is shown below.