Construction of Executive Function (EF) Skill Test in Basic skills for Pratomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Phanom Province

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were 1) to develop the indicators of Executive Functions (EF) Skill Test in Basic skills for Pratomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Phanom Province. 2) to create the measurement and find the qualitative of Executive Functions (EF) Skill Test in Basic skills for Pratomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Phanom Province. The sample groups were 630 students in Prathom Suksa 6, semester 2, academic year 2018 from 40 schools in Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample group of the study was selected by using Stratified Random Sampling. The research tools used in this study were 1) the measurement of Executive Functions (EF) Skill Test in Basic skills for 33 items. which had IOC value (Item – Objective Congruence) between 0.60 – 1.00. The Data were analysis by using the discrimination for the total Item - total correlation, the reliability was used in Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α) and the validity was used in confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the study were as follows
          1.There are 3 main elements, 6 sub-elements and 33 indicators in the executive functions skill in basic skills as follows:  1) The element of Working Memory has 2 sub-elements as follows 1.1) take the information into long-Term Memory in order to be able to remember and do it later which included with 7 indicators. 1.2) Attention is included with 4 indicators. 2) The element of Inhibitory Control has 2 sub-elements as follows 2.1) Emotional Control is included with 5 indicators. 2.2) Thinking and making choices that essential to be success, it is including with 6 indicators. 3) The element of Cognitive Flexibility has 2 sub-elements as follows: 3.1) the modification of thinking, changing perspective, it is including with 6 indicators. 3.2) Solving problems in a variety of ways, it is including with 5 indicators.
          2.The measurement of Executive Functions (EF) Skill Test in Basic skills was characterized by 5 level rating scale for 33 items which have discrimination) (r_xy) values ranging from 0.421 to 0.762. The reliability (α) value is 0.947. The construct validity considers by the suitable of the model (Goodness of fit indices) suitable for every value as follows: Chi - Square= 2.866, df= 6,  /df= 0.477, p-value = 0.825, CFI=1.000, TLI = 1.000, RMSEA=0.000 และ SRMR = 0.006