FACTORS AFFECTING READING LITERACY OF LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDER THE PHITSANULOK, UTTARADIT SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE
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The objectives of this research were to 1) study the relationship between various factors that affect Reading Literacy of lower secondary school students 2) find and create equations to predict factors affecting students' Reading Literacy of lower secondary school students and 3) to find and create the most economical prediction equations that affect Reading Literacy of lower secondary school students. The sample group is lower secondary school students Under the Phitsanulok, Uttaradit Secondary Educational Service Area Office, 400 participants, using stratified random sampling (Stratified Random Sampling). The tools used in the study were a questionnaire on factors affecting the Reading Literacy of lower secondary school students and assessment of Reading Literacy ability of lower secondary school students. It is a 5-level rating scale with reliability values of .935 and .953. Statistics used in data analysis include mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple regression analysis.
The research results found that 1) the relationship between various factors affects the Reading Literacy ability of lower secondary school students. There is a correlation coefficient between 0.388 and 0.758, which is a low to high correlation. Correlated variables have a positive relationship, and there was a statistically significant relationship at the 0.05 level for every pair. 2) Equations for predicting factors affecting the Reading Literacy ability of lower secondary school students in the form of raw scores and standard scores are as follows: Y = 1.304 + .033X1 + .155X2* + .159X3* + .105X4* + .155X5* + .107X6* and ZY = .039X1 + .223X2* + .200X3* + .159X4* + .247X5* + .161X6* and 3) The most economical prediction equation that affects The Reading Literacy ability of lower secondary school students in the form of raw scores and standard scores is as follows: Y = 1.347 + .162X2* + .174X3* + .100X4* + .156X5* + .113X6* and ZY = .233X2* + .220X3* + .151X4* + .248X5* + .170X6*
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