THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF BEING SPIRITED TEST FOR SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS UNDER NONGBUALAMPHU PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

            The purposes of this research were 1) to create an evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics, 2) to find quality and examine the structural components of the evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics, and 3) to create an instruction manual of the evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics. The samples were 572 students studying in the sixth grade in the schools under Nongbualamphu Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 in the second semester of the 2018 academic year. They were randomized by multi-stage sampling. The research instrument was a rating scale questionnaire. The statistical instruments were Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis by using a computer program.

            The research findings were found as follows.

1. The evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics created consisted of 5 main components with 13 sub-indicators.
2. The quality of the evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics and the construct validity consisted of the following values. The Index of Item – Objective Congruence (IOC) values ranged from 0.60 to 1.00. The discriminative values described by items ranged from 0.21 to 0.82. The reliability values of the evaluation form used to evaluate in aspects to find the consistency by using the alpha coefficient formular ranged from 0.73 to 0.82 and the reliability values of the whole evaluation form was 0.86. According to the examination of the structural components by using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the findings showed that the evaluation model was fit with the empirical data with Chi-Square (x²) of 219.44, (x²/df =1.15), degree of freedom (df) = 191, statistical significance (P-value) = 0.08, GFI=0.97, comparative fit index (CFI) =1.00, Root Mean Residual (RMR) = 0.05, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.02. The Factor Loading values were 0.35, 0.83, 1.10, 0.84, and 0.78 respectively, the predictor coefficient values were (R²) = 0.12, 0.68, 1.20, 0.71, and 0.60, respectively and standard error (S.E.) = 0.12, 0.68, 1.20, 0.71, and 0.60. The composite reliability (ρ_C) was 0.82, and the average variance extracted (ρ_V) was 0.50.
3. The instruction manual of the evaluation form of the service mind desired characteristics created was in the 5-rating scale with Index of Item – Objective Congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.60-1.00 The discriminative values ranged from 0.73-0.82. The reliability of the whole evaluation form was 0.86. The composite reliability (ρC) was 0.82. The conclusion could be drawn that the evaluation form met the standard.