Mental and Social Factors Affecting Learning Enthusiasm of Mathayomsuksa Three Students of the Schools under the Educational Service Area Office 29

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to 1) Casual relations of some mental-social factors: that, social support, exposure to a role model, self-confidence, future orientation, self-control, achievement motivation, and good attitude towards learning behavior and 2) Identify direct and indirect influence of mental- social factors in question.

The sample used in the research were 400 Mathayomsuksa 3 students (grade 9), The research instrument was six rating scale measurement formats which were used to evaluate learning behavior, self-power or self-confidence, future-oriented characteristics and self-control, achievement motivation, and good attitude to learning behavior. IOC ranged from .56 to 1.00; discrimination value ranged from .46-.76; confidence value ranged from .87-.95 and structure validity weighed from .31-1.14. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, standard deviation, correlation coefficient.

The research finding were as follows:

1. Causal relations of mental social factors which influenced learner’ learning behavior were not in accordance with empirical data
2. Social support and acquisition of a role model indirectly influenced a learning behavior

via a belief in self-power, future oriented characteristics and self-control, achievement motivation, and good attitude towards learning behavior. Belief in self-power and good attitude towards learning behavior. directly influenced learning behavior. Future oriented characteristics and achievement motivation indirectly influenced a learning behavior via good attitude towards learning behavior.