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ItemA comparative study of students' motivation and perception of parental encouragement for learning englishPurpose: The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to determine whether there were significant differences among Grades 3-5 students’ motivation and perception of parental encouragement for learning English at an International School in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Research design, data and methodology: A total of 102 students participated in this study. The research instrument was the Motivation and Perception of Parental Encouragement for Learning English Questionnaire (MPPEFLEQ) which was adapted from the international version (2004) of Gardner's Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference in both motivation and perception of parental encouragement for learning English among Grades 3-5 students at International School in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Conclusions: The results indicated that there were significant differences between students’ drive for learning English and parental support for learning English among Grades 3-5 students at an International School in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
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ItemA correlational study of student engagement and attitudes toward learning english with english academic achievementPurpose: The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether there was a significant relationship between student engagement and attitudes toward learning English with English academic achievement of Grade 3 students at an international school, Thailand. Research design, data and methodology: A total of 115 students participated in this study. The first research instrument was the Student Engagement and Attitudes Toward Learning English Questionnaire (SEATLEQ). It consisted of the Engaged Learning Index (ELI): Student Engagement to determine the level of student engagement; and Attitudes Toward Learning English Questionnaire (ATLEQ) to determine students’ attitudes toward learning English. The second research instrument was the English Final Test for Grade 3 students to analyze their English academic achievement. Results: The findings indicated that Grade 3 students at the target school had an overall high engagement level for learning English. While the overall level of attitudes toward learning English was interpreted as partially positive. The English Final Test depicted that students had a good level of English academic achievement. Conclusions: The results specified that there was a strong, positive, and significant relationship between student engagement and attitudes toward learning English with English academic achievement of Grade 3 students at an International School in Thailand.
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ItemStudents’ perceptions of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of undergraduate students from an international university, ThailandThe outbreak of COVID-19 had an impact on educational systems worldwide. This study was aimed at investigating the perceptions of students towards online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two hundred fifty-five undergraduate students from a private international university in Thailand participated in this study. Data were collected using the adapted version of Students’ Perception Questionnaire (SPQ) items from Bączek et al. through an Google Forms online survey. The research objective was examined by basic descriptive statistics (percentage, means and standard deviations). Results showed that student participants prefer both online and onsite learning. The most strongest advantage of online learning is allowing participants to stay at home (72.15%) whereas the participants chose technical problems (73.33%) and lack of interactions with friends (71.37%) as the major disadvantages. The participants perceived that online learning was effective that helped increase knowledge (35.29%), active classroom activities (33.33%) and enjoyable (30.2%). Based on the research findings, suggestions and recommendations to improve the higher education online learning in the future and pedagogical implications are provided.