FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION LEARNIN Of SECONDARY 2 STUDENT AT PATUMWAN DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL, SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) To investigate personal factors, social environmental factors, learning environmental factors, and psychological factors affecting attitudes towards physical education learning, and 2) To examine the predictive power of these factors on students’ attitudes toward learning physical education. This research is a Quantitative research. The sample group used in this research consisted of 215 Secondary 2 students at Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University. Obtained through stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was employed as the research instrument. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that 1) Personal factors were rated at a high level overall, considering each aspect, the highest mean score was found in physical health. 2) Social environmental factors were rated at a high level overall, when examined in detail, the highest mean score was teacher support. 3) Learning environmental factors were rated at a high level overall, by specific aspects, the highest mean score was equipment and facilities. 4) Psychological factors were rated at the highest level overall, by specific aspects, the highest mean score was learning awareness. 5) Attitudes toward learning physical education were rated at a high level overall, considering each aspect, the highest mean score was the affective dimension, and 6) The hypothesis testing indicated that personal factors, social environmental factors, learning environmental factors, and psychological factors significantly affect attitudes towards physical education learning of Secondary 2 students at the 0.05 level, with a positive effect.