Quality Development Model of the Students in Small-sized Elementary Schools under the Mahasarakham Provincial Education Area Service Officices

Abstract

            This article aim to study the factors affected to students quality development and to establish and assess a model of student quality development in small primary schools under the Maha Sarakham Provincial Primary Education Service Area Office. The sample group used in this study was administrators and teachers, total 400 people. The professionals consist of professors, academics, education institution administrators or teachers, group leader of learning subjects and 7 directors of the educational or supervisory area. The tools used in the study were questionnaires and assessment forms. The statistics used in the study were mean, standard deviation and multiple linear regressions. The results of the study showed that 1) the factors affected to the students quality, it was found that the internal, individual, and overall factors were at a high level. 2) The results of creating and evaluating a model of student quality development, it was found that the components of the model of student quality development, it consists of the principle of the model, the objectives of the model, the structure and the essence of the model, i.e. inputs, processes, and outputs. The conditions of the model and the model evaluation guidelines are very appropriate. 3) There are two factors that can predict or co-explain the variance in student quality development, with a predictive power of 59.40 percent (R2 = .594), as shown in the equation in the form of the raw score as follows: Y' = . 900 + .596(X5) + .174(X1) and the equation in standard Z-score form = .632 (X5) + .209 (X4).