Academic Administration in Schools Affecting Student Achievement in Prawet District, Bangkok Metropolis

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of academic management in schools, 2) to study the level of student achievement, 3) to study the relationship between academic management and student achievement, and 4) to study the academic management factors affecting student achievement. This study was a survey research. The population consisted of school administrators and teachers in schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Prawet District Office. A sample of 234 participants was selected using stratified random sampling based on the population size in each of the 16 schools. The research instrument was a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis.
The research findings revealed that 1) the level of academic management in schools in all aspects was at a high level, 2) the level of student achievement in all aspects was at a high level, 3) there was a significant positive correlation between academic management and student achievement at a high level (rxy = .837) at the .01 significance level, and 4) the academic management factors that significantly affected student achievement were Learning Activity Management (X3), Academic Development and Promotion (X4), and Educational Guidance (X6), which together predicted 72.60 percent of the variance at the .01 significance level. The standardized predictive equation is Z′y= 0.294X3 + 0.364X4 + 0.251X6