The factors that related with motivation to attend class in home economics subject of lower Level than higher education at nakhonpathom vocational college

Abstract

The purpose of this research are 1) Study of the knowledge in home economics of lower level than higher education at Nakornpathom vocational college. 2) Study motivation to attend class in home economics subject of lower level than higher education of Nakornpathom vocational college. 3) To study the relationship between personal factors and motivation to attend in home economics of lower level than higher education at Nakornpathom vocational college. 4) To study the relationship between knowledge and motivation in home economics subject of lower level than higher education at Nakornpathom vocational college.The sample were 228 students that studying in the vocational certificate and high vocational certificate in home economics in the academics year 2016 at Nakornpathom vocational college. The research instrument are questionnaire and statistics used in data analysis were frequency value, percentage, average, standard deviation and Pearson Chi-Square. Data were anayzed by used a computer program. The research result found that 1) The most home economics students in lower level than higher education at Nokornpathom vocational college have knowledge in home economics is in the middle level. 2) The students have opinion about motivation to attend class in home economics subject at Nokornpathom vocational college in overall is high level. When considered each section, it was found that the level was high level in all section. 3) The personal factors were sex, field of study, cumulative grade point acerage (GPA) have related with motivation to attend class in home economics of lower level than higher education at Nakornpathom vocational college is statistically significant at .05 level. And 4) The knowledge about home economics have related with motivation to attend class in home economics of lower level than higher education at Nakornpathom vocational college can classified in many sections were the teaching and learning, pride in the field of study, relationship to teachers, relationship to friends and the classroom environment is statistically significant at .05 level.