Scholar: Vol. 3, No. 2 (2011)
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Item The program development of character education for ISAT middle schools(Assumption University, 2011) Banks, Jerome; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationItem The ethics of psychological counseling : a comparative study of Chinese certified psychological counselors and American psychological counselors(Assumption University, 2011) Kai, Zhizhong; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationItem A contingency-based personality model of teacher placement for international Singaporean primary schools in Thailand(Assumption University, 2011) Dubolino, Allen A.; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationEffective teacher placement is one of the most difficult problems facing educational administrators today. The data shows that 25% of teachers are leaving the job within their first year of service and 50% within their first 5 years of service. Much of this teacher attrition is believe to be attributed to poor hiring and placement practices. With modern research highlighting the importance of teachers’ personalities and dispositions to both their effectiveness and longevity, it is clear that new teacher placement models will be in demand. The objectives of this research are as follows: 1. To investigate if there is a relationship between teacher personality and the academic success of their students 2. To compare these potential relationships across four core subject areas and grade levels 1-6. 3. To propose an effective contingency-based personality model of teacher placement for use in international Singaporean primary schools in Thailand.Item A study of learning outcome of innovative approach in teaching mathematics in primary students(Assumption University, 2011) Chaudhury, Chandrali Roy; Suwattana Eamoraphan, jt. auth.; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationThe study was conducted to identify innovative approaches in teaching Mathematics in primary grades to achieve higher learning outcomes. The derivatives applied in the study range from the teacher manipulative to student motivation. The research objectives were to study the learning outcome of innovative approach in teaching mathematics in primary students and to observe the attitude of students towards learning. The examined population was comprised of 33 students of primary grades from an International School in Thailand. The primary source of data is the student performance in the school prior to application of innovative approaches. The four different approaches, visual, hands on application, Media application and Project work were used to teach the students. The researcher wanted to observe the increase in the learning outcome. The research design was based on one group experimental design comprising of Pretest (O1) and Posttest (O2) results. The research instrument consist of, Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation and Periodical assessment to study the grades and Questionnaire to study the attitudes. Findings in this research were reviewed by scope of deriving new teaching standards is evident, which can be pursued for future researches and developing strategies for teaching and conducting studies can thus be highly beneficial for learning outcomes. It was observed 42.4% students’ performance greatly improved from B or C grade to A & A* grade. The students’ response to the innovative approach was also highly encouraging as majority approved of them and it was observed, that students had improved Interest level and Participation after application of Innovative approaches.Item The relationship between locus of control, parenting style, teaching style, and self-esteem on the practice of healthy lifestyle behaviors among Chinese high school students from three high school in Xinjiang province(Assumption University, 2011) Xiaohui, Guo; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationItem Hikikomori : a qualitative study on social withdrawal of Japanese adolescents(Assumption University, 2011) Katsumata, Miho; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationItem The relationship between employment pressure, romantic relationship satisfaction and suicidal ideation of Chinese students studying in China and Thailand(Assumption University, 2011) Qiuling, Peng; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationItem A study of the relationship between transformational leadership style and situational factors for successful operation at Assumption Samutprakan School, Thailand(Assumption University, 2011) Gorjian, Maliheh; Assumption University. Graduate School of EducationThis correlational study examined the relationship between transformational leadership style and three situational factors (leader-member exchange or LMR, task structure or TS, and position power or PP) for successful operation at Assumption Samutprakarn School, Thailand. To meet the study’s objectives, all 99 administrators and academic departments of the target school were given a survey questionnaire to complete (Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire–to measure transformational leadership style, Situational Factor Questionnaire–to measure the three situational factors, and researcher-constructed questions aimed at depicting the demographic profile of the participants). The major findings of this study were: (1) The school administrators and academic departments perceived that they have high transformational leadership style, high leader-member relations, high task-structure, and high position power; (2) Transformation leadership style was not found to be significantly related to the leader-member relations situational factor (p>.05); (3) Transformational leadership style is positively and significantly related to the task-structure situational factor (p<.01); and (4) Transformational leadership style was positively and significantly related to the position power situational factor (p<.001).Item Performance indicator for public expenditure efficiency in Thai basic education : data envelopment analysis approach for the future improvement(Assumption University, 2011) Akadet Kedcham; Nonglak Wiratcha, jt. auth.; Wannee Kaemkat, jt. auth.; Assumption University. Graduate School of Education