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    A comparative study of attitudes toward transition from the Singapore National Curriculum in primary level to the UK Cambridge International Curriculum in secondary level held by secondary years 1 to 4 students in English, mathematics and science subjects at an international school in Greater Bangkok, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Wachiravit Karuensatit ; Gonzalez, Orlando Rafael Gonzalez
    This quantitative study was conducted to compare, among different secondary year levels, the attitudes toward the transition from the Singapore National Curriculum at the primary level to the UK Cambridge International Curriculum in the secondary level held by Secondary Years 1 to 4 students in three academic subjects (i.e., English, Mathematics and Science) at an international school in Greater Bangkok, Thailand. This study was conducted on 102 students in Secondary Years 1 to 4 in the academic year 2019-2020. The target school follows the Singapore Ministry of Education’s national curriculum at nursery, kindergarten, and primary school levels, while the school follows the UK Cambridge International Curriculum at the secondary level. A questionnaire entitled the Questionnaire for Attitudes Toward Transition from the Singapore National Curriculum in Primary Level to the UK Cambridge International Curriculum in Secondary Level was developed for the data collection. The questionnaire comprised three 15-item sections (one for each subject), coded on a 6-point Likert scale, designed to assess students’ attitude toward the curricular transition in relation to six dimensions; timetable, classwork, homework, assessment, teachers, and textbooks. The data analysis found that the participants’ attitudes toward the curricular transition in English, Mathematics, and Science ranged from slightly negative to positive. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed that, in the English subject, there was a significant difference between students’ attitudes toward the curricular transition along with all year levels. There was a significant difference in the Mathematics subject between students’ attitudes toward the curricular transition among Secondary Year 1 and Year 2 students and Secondary Year 2 and Years 3 and 4 students. In the Science subject, there was a significant difference between students’ attitudes toward the curricular transition among Secondary Year 1 and Years 3 and 4 students, and Secondary Year 2 and Years 3 and 4 students. Based on the research findings, recommendations for students, parents, teachers, administrators, and future researchers.
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    A comparative study of Grade 5 students' word stress competence under multisensory and listen and repeat teaching approaches in English as a foreign language class at a public school in Bangkok, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Lynch, Richard ; Yuthika Chayluxsamee
    This study aimed to determine the level of word stress competence of Grade 5 English as a foreign language students taught through multisensory. To listen and repeat teaching approaches and determine whether there was a significant difference in the gain in word stress competence from the pre-test to the post-test among students taught in English as a foreign language class at a public school in Bangkok, Thailand. The research was a quasi-experimental study conducted on two groups. The experimental group (Class 5/2) used the multisensory teaching approach. The other group was the control group (Class 5/1), using the listen and repeat teaching approach in the 2019 academic year. The research instrument utilized was the pre-post test of word stress competence developed by the researcher. The scores were analyzed using standard deviations and an independent samples t-test (two-tailed). The study’s findings revealed a significant difference in the gain in word stress competence from the pre-test to the post-test between students in the experimental and control groups. Students taught through the multisensory approach achieved higher than those taught through listening and repeat.
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    A comparative study of teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching in primary education according to gender, years of teaching experience, and educational background at six church-based primary schools in Northern Shan State, Myanmar
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) San, Brang ; Gonzalez, Orlando Rafael Gonzalez
    The purpose of this quantitative, comparative study was to determine if there were significant differences in teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching in primary education (in terms of efficacy for student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management) according to their gender, years of teaching experience and educational background, at six purposively chosen church-based primary schools in Northern Shan State, Myanmar. The study was conducted on 127 teachers teaching at the target schools during the academic year 2020-2021. The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES, short-form, Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) was used to measure the levels of self-efficacy for teaching in primary education, including the three subscales (efficacy for student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management). A total of 99 out of 127 (77%) teachers completed the questionnaire. After the data collection was done, descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) and statistical hypothesis testing (multiple analysis of variance, MANOVA) were carried out to address this study’s research objectives and hypotheses. The findings from this study revealed no significant differences in teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching in primary education (in terms of efficacy for student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management) according to their gender, years of teaching experience, and educational background.
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    A comparative study of technology-based motivation for learning English as a foreign language among Thai learners at Wall Street English Bangkok according to their gender and English language proficiency
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Vojdani, Mehdi ; Gonzalez, Orlando Rafael Gonzalez
    The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which new technologies, such as the Internet or social media, served as sources of motivation for Thai English language learners to learn English as a foreign language (EFL) at Wall Street English (WSE) Bangkok. The study also sought to compare learners’ technology-based motivation for learning EFL based on their gender and English language proficiency. For these purposes, the researchers adopted a quantitative comparative research design, using a questionnaire that was developed, piloted, validated, and checked for internal consistency. The questionnaire was administered to 214 Thai English language learners from all four levels of proficiency (beginner, pre-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced) from 11 centers of WSE in Bangkok. After splitting the collected data by gender, an independent samples t-test was conducted to assess the significance of the results. At the same time, a one-way ANOVA test was used after splitting the collected data by English language proficiency to determine if there was a significant difference in technology-based motivation for learning EFL among the resulting groups. The research findings indicated that Thai learners were highly motivated to learn English to work with technology more effectively, regardless of their gender or English language proficiency. No significant difference in technology-based motivation for learning EFL between male and female Thai learners was derived from the data analysis. However, in relation to English language proficiency, it was found that the overall technology-based motivation for learning EFL was significantly higher in the beginner group than in the advanced group, as well as in the upper-intermediate group than in the advanced group.
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    A correlation study on teachers' perception of the school climate and their degree of work motivation at Assumption College Samutprakarn, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Melecio, Vanessa Kay Loremia ; Watana Vinitwatanakhun
    This study sought to examine the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of the school climate and their degree of work motivation at Assumption College Samutprakarn, Thailand. The study evaluated the teachers’ perceptions of the school’s climate and their degree of work motivation in which Means and Standard Deviations were used for quantitative analysis. Finally, these two constructs’ relationship was analyzed through Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis. The study was conducted in 2020, where 160 Thai teachers participated with a return rate of 91 percent from the total target population of 175. The result revealed that the teachers at Assumption College Samutprakarn had a relatively high perception and positive attitude towards the school climate. It also revealed that the teachers’ degree of work motivation based on regulatory styles were relatively high on intrinsic (4.06), identified (4.15), and introjected (4.20). Furthermore, among the three recognized regulatory styles of motivation with a high level of perception, introjected regulated type resulted in the highest mean score. However, as the data has shown, they are moderately extrinsically motivated (3.42). The study’s main purpose was to examine the relationship between the teachers’ perception of the school climate and their work motivation. It revealed that the relationship between these two constructs was moderately positively correlated, r = .559, p < .05. The present study provided valuable information and extensive confirmation regarding the relationship between school climate and work motivation which other researchers must further explore.
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    A correlational study of intensive English program students’ perceptions of teacher rapport and delivery, motivation for learning and academic achievement in the intensive English class at the institute of liberal arts and sciences, Maijayang, Kachin State, Myanmar
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Pan, Sut Ngai Htoi ; Gonzalez, Orlando Rafael Gonzalez
    This quantitative study aimed to investigate whether there was a significant relationship of students’ perceptions of teacher rapport and delivery, motivation for learning, and academic achievement in the Intensive English Program at the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Myanmar. The population comprised of 48 students in the Intensive English Program (IEP) during the academic year of 2019-2020. The research instruments were the Students’ Perceptions of Teacher Rapport and Delivery Questionnaire (SPTRDQ; Barnes & Lock, 2013), the Questionnaire for Measuring Motivation for Learning English as a Foreign Language (QMMLEFL; Gardner, 2010), and the Intensive English examination. Data collection was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple correlation coefficients. The research findings indicated that the students perceived teacher rapport and delivery in the Intensive English class as good, and their motivation for learning EFL was high. The IEP students were found to have good academic achievement. The results from the correlational analysis revealed significant, moderately strong multiple linear relationships of students’ perception of teacher delivery and motivation for learning EFL with their academic achievement in the Intensive English class, whereas no significant relationship was found between participants’ perception of teacher rapport and their academic achievement.
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    A model of transactional negotiation of meaning
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Seely, Ernest Michael
    Transactional competence as related to strategic competence, and ultimately communicative competence, is a rarely studied phenomenon regarding linguistics. Most literature on transactions focuses on the mechanics of business transactions and tends to gloss over what happens linguistically in such transactions. Therefore, as original research, this study posits A Model of Transactional Negotiation of Meaning that demonstrates the relevance of Strategic Competence within transactional communication. By analyzing the directive function of language within the context of Referential Communication, the model herein lays out the basis of discovery where miscommunication, as the result of Language Related Episodes (LREs), is addressed by Communication Strategies (CSs). Ten international university students demonstrated their Transactional Competence by navigating the completion of a closed task. The results demonstrated procedural breakdowns of the transactional process where achievement strategies such as asking for clarification or confirmation, interactional strategies, and maintenance strategies were needed to remediate problematic communication. It is believed that the transactional model herein is an excellent resource for discovering Language Related Episodes and the use of communication strategies found in common miscommunications. The model demonstrates that LREs are primarily referential and that establishing common reference points is crucial to competent transactional communication.
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    A needs assessment of communication and employee performance: a case study of PKK auto Partnership Limited, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2022) Thanthicha Phachirananwanich ; Fernando, Maria Socorro C. L.
    Both company communication and employee performance play an increasingly essential role in many organizations throughout the world. Many companies are struggling to enhance better company communication and employee performance through training and career development because these can lead to the good image of organization and the effectiveness of entire organizational performance. This research intended to discover the priority needs for the improvement in terms of the forms of communication, company communication, and employee performance by using the case study of PKK Auto Partnership Limited in Thailand. There are two major research objectives including 1) To determine the current situation and expected situation of the company’s communication and employee performance based on perceptions of employees and customers and 2) To design a training plan based on the results of the research study. To prioritize the needs for enhancing better company communication and employee performance, the quantitative research method using Priority Needs Assessment Modified (PNIModified) was utilized in this research study. The key results based on the quantitative findings were the company communication (PNIModified = 0.1644) sorted as the 1st rank of priority needs index followed by forms of communication (PNIModified = 0.1588) and employee performance (PNIModified = 0.1468), respectively. A training plan was designed based on the results of the study.
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    A path analytic study of the effect of big five personality traits on assertiveness, being mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety, among undergraduate students of Myanmar Institute of Theology
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Myint, Naw Aye Thiri ; Natalie Chantagul ; Rajitha Menon
    The present study investigated the direct and indirect effect of big five personality traits on assertive communication among undergraduate students in the Myanmar Institute of Theology (Liberal Arts Program) mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety. This quantitative research employed path analysis using survey questionnaires with 156 undergraduate students aged 21-29. The path analysis results indicated that students with high scores in extraversion and neuroticism traits had both direct and indirect effects on their level of assertiveness, mediated by self-esteem. Social anxiety could not predict this study’s assertiveness, although it has a direct negative association with extraversion.
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    A study of Grade 12 students’ perceptions on the use of the cooperative learning approach for the English language teaching and learning at the selected school in Bangkok, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Zhu, Jingjie ; Suwattana Eamoraphan
    This study mainly determines the students’ perceptions of using the cooperative learning approach for English language teaching and learning at the selected school in Bangkok, Thailand. And to determine whether there were any significant differences between students’ perceptions of the use of cooperative learning approach for English teaching and learning and students’ gender and achievement (GPAX). The respondents were 130 grade 12 students and two English teachers at the selected school in 2020. The data were collected by questionnaire and two interview forms. Descriptive statistics analyzed the data (mean and standard deviation, independent sample t-test, and ANOVA) and content analysis. The findings of this study indicated: (1) the grade 12 students’ perceptions were positive in all areas of cooperative learning activities in English language teaching and learning at the selected school; (2) there were no significant differences between students’ gender and perceptions of the use of cooperative learning, there were also no significant differences between students’ achievement (GPAX) and perceptions of the use of cooperative learning; (3) the students found that the effects of cooperative learning include great communication, increased motivation, and interest while sometimes the class would be noisy; the teachers found that the effects of cooperative learning include improvement of contribution and discussion between students, decreased problems of teaching while group work would spend more time.
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    A study of students' and teachers' perceptions towards using local folk stories for improving English reading skills at Kunshan Development Zone Senior High School, Jiangsu Province, China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Wang, Yu ; Suwattana Eamoraphan
    This study determined the students’ and teachers’ perceptions of using local folk stories to improve English reading skills at Kunshan Development Zone Senior High School, Jiangsu Province, China. This study has two research objectives: (1) identifying the students’ perceptions of using local folk stories to improve English reading skills at Kunshan Development Zone Senior High School, Jiangsu Province, China. (2) to identify the teachers’ perceptions of using local folk stories to improve English reading skills at Kunshan Development Zone Senior High School, Jiangsu Province, China. 244 Grade 11 students and 10 English teachers participated in this study. The researcher used mixed explanatory methods to collect the data to carry out the research. The research instruments used were a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire for students and a structured interview for teachers. The findings indicated that (1) the Grade 11 students studied at Kunshan Development Zone Senior High School have positive attitudes toward using local folk stories to improve English reading skills. Since the total mean score of students’ perceptions on using local folk stories for improving English reading skills was interpreted as high on the interpretation scale. (2) the teachers who taught Grade 11 at the target school believed the application of folk stories in English reading teaching was helpful for students to improve their reading skills, and they were prone to use folk stories in their future teaching English classes.
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    A study of teachers perceptions and implementations on the use of motivational strategies in English language instruction for primary children in Hezhang Country Secondary School in China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Liu, Jianxin ; Suwattana Eamorphan
    This study determined the teacher’s perceptions and frequency of implementing motivational strategies in English language instruction for primary children in Hezhang Country Secondary School in China. There were two research objectives in this thesis:1.To identify the teachers’ perceptions of motivational strategies in English language instruction according to the ten strategy clusters. 2.To identify the frequency of the teachers’ implementations of motivational strategies in English language instruction according to the ten strategy clusters.There were 61 primary English teachers at Hezhang country Secondary Primary School, Guizhou, China, who participated in this study. The research instruments used a questionnaire and structured interview form. The findings showed that (1) the teachers’ perceptions of motivational strategies in English language instruction according to the ten strategy clusters were high, and (2) the frequency of the teachers’ implementations was also high. The interview form supported all findings.It indicated that teachers think motivational strategies in English language instruction are necessary, mainly implementing them in English teaching. This research study has offered valuable suggestions and recommendations on the motivational strategy for this school.
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    A study of the relationship between instructors’ perception towards president’s transformational leadership and job satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Zuo, Xinrui ; Watana Vinitwatanakhun
    This study was a quantitative study to determine a relationship between the instructor’s perception of president transformational leadership and job satisfaction at Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China. There were three research objectives in this study: (1) to determine the instructor’s perception of the importance of the president’s transformational leadership, (2) to determine the instructors’ level of Job Satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China, and (3) to determine if there is a relationship between instructor’s perception towards president transformational leadership and job satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China.