FACTORS EFFECTING ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SCIENCE COURSES OF MATHAYOMSUKSA 1 STUDENTS AT KHUMUANGWITTAYAKHOM SCHOOL, KHU MUEANG DISTRICT, BURIRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study factors effecting on achievement motivation in learning science courses of Mathayomsuksa 1 students. 2) bring those factors to create a prediction equation of the achievement motivation in studying science. The subjects were 150 mathayomsuksa 1 students at Khumuang Wittayakhom School. obtained simple random sampling. Five predictive variables include adaptation of students (X₁), student's attitude towards science course (X₂), student's attitude towards science teacher (X₃), the learning atmosphere (X₄), and parental learning support (X₅), and criteria variables was achievement motivation (Y). The research instrument was a 5 - point rating scale questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed in terms of percent, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, and a stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results were as follows: 1) factors effecting on achievement motivation in learning science courses of mathayomsuksa 1 students at Khumuang Wittayakhom School. Each aspect was rated at a high level. and the prediction equations of achievement motivation in learning science courses. It was found that attitude towards science was the best predictor. The multiple correlation coefficient is equal to .257, with a level of statistical significance at 0.05, can predict 50.40 percent, that had raw scores and standard scores were as follows:

The prediction equation in terms of raw score was : 

Y^/ = .715 + .257X₂ + .243X₄ + .220X₁ + .101X₅  

The prediction equation in terms of standard score was :  

Z^/_Y  =  .254Z_X2 + .239Z_X4 + .228Z_X1 + .140Z_X5