Factors Relating to Reading Ability in Thai of Prathom Suksa 4 Students in Schools under the Jurisdiction of Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate factors relating to reading ability in Thai of Prathom Suksa 4 students. The sample group consisted of 367 Prathom Suksa 4 students in schools elementary under the Jurisdiction of Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area office 1, those were selected by stratified random sampling. The research instruments included 3 tests and
6 questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis.

The research findings were as follows:

All 8 factors : reading parent support, relationship between the students and others, achievement motivation, locus of control, attitude toward reading, good reading model, language aptitude, and word knowledge, had linear relationship with reading ability with coefficient value of 0.94. Language aptitude, word knowledge, locus of control, parent support, and students’ relationship with others were good predictors of reading ability in Thai with coefficient of determination level of 88 percent.