THE CAUSAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MATHEMATICS ORDINARY NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TEST SCORES OF MATTHAYOMSUEKSA 3 IN SCHOOL UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE LOEI NONG BUA LAM PHU

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the consistency of the causal factor model influencing the Mathematics Ordinary National Educational Test scores of Mathayomsuksa 3 in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Loei Nongbualamphu, and 2) study direct and indirect effects of the influences the Mathematics Ordinary National Educational Test scores of Mathayomsuksa 3 in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Loei Nongbualamphu. The sample in the research were 497 Mathayomsuksa 4 students in the Secondary Education Area Office School 19 by using proportional stratified random sampling. The research findings were as follows: (1) The causal factors model was consistent with the empirical data (² = 28.824, df =18, p-Value = .051, GFI = .989, AGFI = .965, SRMR = .027, RMSEA = .035) The studied variables could describe the variance of the Ordinary National Educational Test scores at 42.1 percent. The direct effect of the influences of the Mathematics Ordinary National Educational Test was: attitudes towards Mathematics; teaching quality of teachers and motivation with the standardized influence coefficients = 0.420, 0.292and 0.225 respectively. The indirect effect of the influences of the Mathematics Ordinary National Educational Test was: teaching quality of teachers and attitudes towards Mathematics with the standardized influence coefficients = 0.357, and 0.033 respectively.