Development of indicators of student’s self-directed learning technique with the confirmatory factor analysis model

Abstract

The research on the Development of indicators of student’s self-directed learning technique with the confirmatory factor analysis model. aimed to 1) create and develop student self-directed learning indicators and 2) examine the consistency between the linear structural relationship model of student’s self-directed learning indicators developed by the researcher and the empirical data using the confirmatory factor analysis model. The sample group used in this research was 380 undergraduate students studying at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University during the first semester of the academic year 2022. A stratified random sampling method was also applied. The research equipment consisted of a questionnaire with 2 parts including the student status information and a questionnaire measuring self-directed learning with a 5-level estimation scale. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and reference statistics were Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis.
The research results revealed as follows:
1. The reliability value of self-directed learning was 0.88; the standard error was 0.22; the mean was 3.92; the standard deviation was 0.54; the skewness was -0.25; and the kurtosis was -0.12.
2. The correlation coefficient between the self-directed learning indicators and the 8 main factors was positive with a statistically significant level of 0.01, ranging from 0.20 to 0.58.
3. The self-directed learning indicators and the 8 key factors were consistent with the empirical data according to the condition/acceptance level with the confirmatory factor analysis model