Needs Assessment to Enhance Self-discipline of Lower Secondary School Students in Opportunity Expansion Schools Affiliated to the Office of the Basic Education Commission

• Main Authors: Kumpanat Boonthong, Kowat Tesaputa, Anan Sri-Ampai
• Format: Article
• Language: Thai
• Published: Mahasarakham University 2018-12-01
• Series: Journal of Education, Mahasarakham University
• Subjects: Needs assessment; self-discipline; lower secondary school students
• Online Access: https://edu.msu.ac.th/journal/home/journal_file/508.pdf

The research aimed to study needs to enhance selfdiscipline of lower secondary school students. The research had two phases. Phase one studied the scope of self-discipline needs and indicators of a self-discipline of lower secondary school students, an evaluation of the scope of self-discipline needs and indicators by 9 experts. Phase two explored the current and desirable states of a self-discipline. The samples were 530 school administrators derived by a stratified random sampling. The research instruments were an evaluation form, and a questionnaire evaluated by five experts. The congruence index derived was higher than 0.5. The research findings were as follows. In phase one, a self-discipline of the students in the study consisted of 6 components and 31 indicators: 1) restraints had 5 indicators; 2) determination had 5 indicators; 3) patience had 5 indicators; 4) emotional controls had 5 indicators; 5) positive values had 6 indicators; 6) responsibility had 5 indicators. In phase two, it was found that the current states of a self-discipline of the students under study was at a moderate level and the desirable states of a self-discipline of the students under study was at a high level. Modified Priority Needs Index in creating a self-discipline could be shown in a descending order: responsibility, determination, patience, restraints, emotional controls and positive values.