A Causal Model of Flexible Learning and Adaptability Influenced by Intercultural Difference and Self- Effcacy

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop and check the validity of a
causal model of flexibility and adaptability was influenced by intercultural difference
and self – effcacy with empirical data and 2) analyze influence of flexible learning
and adaptation were influenced by intercultural difference and self – effcacy. The
samples were 658 the fourth students be multi – stage random sampling from the frst
semester of the academic year 2016 in faculty of education, Buriram Rajabhat University.
The instrumental research consisted of a questionnaire on 1) student background
information, 2) flexible learning test; 3) adaptation test and 4) intercultural difference
and self – effcacy test. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis and structural
equation analysis (SEM) with the M plus program were used to analyze the data.
The fndings were concluded as follows 1) a causal model of flexibility and
adaptability was influenced by intercultural difference and self – effcacy was valid
with the empirical data : Chi Square = 42.722, df = 33, p = 0.1197, Chi Sq/df = 1.2946,
RMSEA = 0.021, CFI = 0.997, TLI = 0.994, SRMR = 0.026 and 2) the flexible learning was
influenced by adaptation, intercultural difference and self – effcacy directly. In addition;
the intercultural and self – effcacy were indirect to influenced to the flexible
learning through adaptation.