Factor analysis of The 21st Century Learning Person Characteristics of Matthayomsueksa 3 Students Under Loei Primary Educational Service area office 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the factor of the 21^st century learning person characteristics of Matthayomsueksa 3 students under Loei Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 2) to test the consistency of the structural equation model of the 21^st century learning person characteristics with empirical data. The proportional Stratified random sampling was applied for 400 Matthayomsueksa 3 students under Loei primary educational service area office 1. The research tool was a questionnaire. There are 101 items. Data was analyzed to obtain percentage, mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, chi-square (c²), Peason’s product-moment correlation coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis.

1. The factor of the 21st century learning person characteristics of Matthayomsueksa 3 students under Loei primary educational service area office 1 has four factors : Learning behavior, Communication Technology, Thinking, problem solving and resolving, and Life skills for learning. The factor loading of four factors were 0.94, 0.95, 0.92 and 0.89 respectively and factor scores were between 0.25 to 1.65
2. The test result of the consistency of structural equation model with empirical data showed that the c² = 44.22, df = 43, P-value = 0.42, GFI = 0.98, AGFI = 0.97, CFI = 1.00, RMSEA = 0.00. Thus, the model has a good consistency with empirical data.

            The results of this research can be used as information for teachers. And those who are involved in the management of education at the level of Matthayomsueksa 3 to encourage students to increase a learning person characteristics in the 21^st century.