Adjustment of 1st-4th Year Students at The Faculty of Education, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University in the Situation of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study and compare the adaptation of 1st-4th year students at the Faculty of Education, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University. In the situation of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The sample group consisted of 1st-4th year students of the Faculty of Education, totaling 792 people according to Krejcie and Morgan's criteria for determining the appropriate sample size (Krejcie & Morgan, 1970). The research tool was a questionnaire. The research statistics were t-test for independent samples and one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that Social and activity participation values ranged from 2.78 – 4.40. The interpretation criteria were moderate to the highest. 2) The average size of the adjustment ranged from 3.56 – 3.76, the interpretation criterion was at a high level. In terms of learning, the first-place average was 3.76, followed by social aspects. The mean was 3.74 for the emotional side, the mean was 3.57, and the activity participation. The mean was 3.56, respectively, and the overall mean was 3. 67 The criteria for interpretation were at a high level. 3) Male and female students had different adaptations in academic and social aspects. and emotional Activities Participation and overall not different 4) The 1st-4th year students had no difference in adaptation in terms of learning, social, participation in activities and overall. but with different emotional adaptations 5) When we compare the emotional adjustment by grade level, we found that the second-year and fourth-year students had significant differences in emotional adaptation. statistically at the .05 level, while the first year and the third year were not different.