The development a causal model of mathematics achievement of Mathayomsomboon Sueksa 7 students at Saithany the Vientiane capital of Lao people’s democratic republic: multiple group analysis

Abstract

          The research were aimed 1) to develop and test the validation of the factor model influenced the mathematics achievement, 2) to test the invariance of model and parameter of the factor model influenced the students’ mathematics achievement of female and male students. The 400 samples of Mathayomsomboon sueksa 7 students in the second semester of the academic year 2016 were selected by multi-stage random sampling. The research tools consisted of mathematical achievement test, mathematical aptitude test and questionnaire. Validation test of the model and multiple group analysis were used. The research findings were as follows:

1.  The model was fit to the empirical data which the statistics checked for validity showed = 1.57, df = 4, p = 0.815, RMSEA = 0.00, CFI = 1.00, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.96, /df = 0.39). The variables with direct effect were Mathematical background. The variables with direct and indirect effect were Academic leadership of school management, Parent’s carefulness, Math teacher’s quality of teaching and Achievement motivation. The variables with indirect effect were Mathematical aptitude and Attitude toward mathematics. They accounted for 92 percent of the total variance in mathematics achievement. 
2. The model of causal factors influenced the students’ mathematics achievement of female and male students were invariant on the model form and on other parameters of matrixes. Except, the parameters of the matrix of the causal influence from the exogenous observe variables on the endogenous observe variables were invariant between female and male students.