ACADEMIC MOTIVATION IN THE INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM (IEP): THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN WATANANUSAS SCHOOL
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The purpose of this study was to investigate; 1) the motivations of selecting of Intensive English Program – IEP and 2) To compare students backgrounds of selecting Intensive English Program – IEP. The research design was mixed methods. The quantitative research approach conducted by self-administrated questionnaire, involving 400 participants from the Wattananusas School who study English Program – IEP. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, t-Test, F-Test (One-way ANOVA). The content analysis was employed to analyze qualitative data according to the research objectives. The research findings indicated that, firstly, the overall of school motivation was at a high level x̄ = 4.01, S.D.= .99. Secondly, the overall of social motivation was at a high level x̄ = 4.25, S.D.= .86. Thirdly, the overall of family motivation was at a high level x̄ = 4.39 , S.D.= .79. Lastly, the overall of self-motivation was at a high level x̄ = 3.91 , S.D.= 1.0. The research provided recommendations for policy, practice and further research.
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