Psychological Factors Affecting Happy Learning of Students in Faculty of Education, Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University

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ทวนทอง เชาวกีรติพงศ์
สมชัย วงษ์นายะ

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The purposes of this research were to 1) study happy learning level of students in the Faculty of Education, Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University, 2) study the level of psychological factors that could possibly affect happy learning of the students, and 3) study  psychological factors affecting happy learning of the students. The samples were 175 fourth year students in the Faculty of Education of academic year 2018. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and stepwise regression analysis. The research findings revealed that students’ happy learning was at a high level. The psychological factors affecting learning achievement of the students were also at a high level. They were achievement, locus of control, self-esteem, self-efficacy, studying habit, and learning attitude. The three factors that could predict 51.40% of happy learning of students in the Faculty of Education were learning attitude, self-efficacy, and achievement.

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