Research List

No.	Researcher	Title	Abstract	Year
1251	Khin Khin Thant	AN INVESTIGATION INTO GENERAL SELF – EFFICACY AND SOCIAL SKILL OF GRADE 9 STUDENT IN KALAY TOWNSHIP	This study was conducted to investigate general self- efficacy and social skills of Grade 9 students in Kalay Township, Sagaing Region. The sample of the present study was 704 Grade 9 student (282 males and 4 Children & Adolescents and Social Skills Questionnaire (Student From) were used in this study. In the present study, general self – efficacy of Grade 9 students from Kalay Township was moderate level. And, female students were higher in academic self-efficacy than male students and students over 15 year old were higher than those under 15years old in emotional self –efficacy. And also, students from combination 1 were higher than students from combination 7 in academic self – efficacy. Next one way ANOVA results showed that there was significant difference in academic self – efficacy , social self-efficacy , emotional self- efficacy and general self-efficacy by schools. According to descriptive statistics, Grader 9 students from Kalay Township were moderate in social skills. Moreover, female students were significantly higher in cooperation, empathy and social skills than male students. The results of test showed that there was no significant difference by age in social skills. Students from combinations 1 were significantly higher than students from combination 7 in cooperation, self – control and social skills. One way ANOVA results revealed that there was significant difference in cooperation, empathy, self – control and social skills by schools. According to Pearson correlation, general self – efficacy and students race were positively correlated with social skills (r =.586, p < 0.001 and r=.181, p < 0.001) respectively. Finally, it was found that 34.3% of variance in social skills was predicted from academic self-efficacy, social self – efficacy, emotional self –efficacy using multiple regression analysis. The researcher concluded that general self – efficacy factors could influence students` social skills , thus , teachers and parents should train students` particular level of general self – efficacy and social skill to enhance more and by using several strategies.	2020
1252	Aye Aye San	A STUDY ON SELF-ESTEEM OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM MANDALAY EDUCATION COLLEGE	The main aim of this study was to investigate the self-esteem of pre-service teachers from Mandalay Education College. Moreover, the present study was to find out the differences of their self-esteem among demographic characteristics (gender and grade).The study adopted a survey research design and employed with a quantitative method. To explore the present problems, 120 pre-service teachers (male = 60, female = 60) from Mandalay Education College were selected by using random sampling technique as the participants of the study. In this study, Sorensen Self-Esteem Questionnaire constructed by Marilyn J Sorensen (2006) was used as instrument. Then, the collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and independent samples t test. The descriptive statistics revealed that the self-esteem of pre-service teachers from Mandalay Education College was moderate. The t test results showed that there was no significant difference in self-esteem of pre-service teachers with respect to gender and grade. So the results of this study would help the teachers to educate their pupils and to cultivate their pupils to become a good citizen for our country in future.	2020
1253	Ohmmar Win	ATTITUDE SCALE FOR STUDENT TEACHERS TOWARDS TEACHING PROFESSION	The aim of the study is to develop the attitude scale for student teachers towards teaching profession. Moreover, it is intended to examine the attitude of student teachers towards teaching profession by gender and subject stream. The participants were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Descriptive research design and quantitative survey method were used. A total of 210 first year student teachers (105 males and 105 females) from Sagaing University of Education participated. In the section of data analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, item analysis, descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA and Post Hoc multiple comparison test were used. The newly constructed scale consists of 27 items with 18 positive and 9 negative items. Reliability coefficient of Cronbach's alpha (.819) was established using internal consistency method. Content validity and criterion related validity was also established. Concurrent validity was found to be (.505). Based on the results, attitude towards teaching profession of student teachers was satisfactory. In addition, attitude towards teaching profession of male student teachers was not significant difference from that of female student teachers. By subject stream, there was a significant difference in attitude towards teaching profession (p<.001). Attitude towards teaching profession of arts student teachers were highest, that of science student teachers were second and that of arts-science students were lowest. The present study contributed both for the developing of attitude scale for student teachers towards teaching profession and examining the attitude of student teachers. It is also hoped that the finding of this scale would enable the investigators to make suggestions towards improving the student teachers' perception towards their profession.	2020
1254	Honey Ko Ko	CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND INFORMATION LITERACY OF STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES IN SAGAING DISTRICT	The main purpose of this study was to investigate the critical thinking skills and information literacy of students from universities in Sagaing District. Descriptive survey method and quantitative research design were used in this study. The specific objectives were to explore the differences between critical thinking skills and information literacy of students by gender, grade, age, and university and to investigate the relationship between critical thinking skills and information literacy of students. A total of 941 students (male = 475 and female = 466) were selected as the participants of this study through simple random sampling technique. To measure students’ critical thinking skills and information literacy, Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire (Orszag, 2015) and Information Literacy Survey Instrument (Kovalik, Yutzey, & Piazza, 2013) were used respectively. Each of these items was on the four-point Likert type. The quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation and linear regression analysis. According to the result, critical thinking skills of male students were better than that of female students. And then, it was found that there were no significant differences in students’ critical thinking skills by grade, age and university. Similarly, it was found that there were no significant differences in students’ information literacy by gender, grade and age. Then, ANOVA result reported that there was significant difference in students’ information literacy by university. University 3 was statistically significant difference from University 1 and University 4 and then, University 5 was significant difference from University 1 in information literacy. Finally, there was statistically significant positive correlation in critical thinking skills and information literacy of students (r=.505, p<.01). Moreover, the regression analysis result indicated that the critical thinking skills could explain 25% of information literacy.	2020
1255	Zay Nyi Nyi Tun	LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 9 STUDENTS IN SALIN TOWNSHIP	The aim of this study was to investigate the logical-mathematical intelligence and mathematics achievement of Grade 9 students in Salin Township, Magway Region. A total of 700 Grade 9 students (350 males and 350 females) from Salin Township in 2018- 2019 Academic Years were randomly selected. The descriptive research design and quantitative survey method were taken. Logical-mathematical Intelligence was measured by using Logical-mathematical Intelligence Questionnaire based on Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS) developed by Shearer, C.B (1994). This questionnaire consists of 15 items (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.589) with four factors. Mathematics Achievement test was constructed by researcher through item analysis process to examine the Mathematics achievement of Grade 9 students. In the data analysis, the descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson Product-moment Correlation and Simultaneous Multiple Regression were utilized in this research. The result of independent sample t test by gender showed that there was no significant difference in logical-mathematical intelligence but there was significant difference in mathematics achievement which showed that the female students were better than male students. And, the result of independent sample t test by school locality, which showed that the urban students had better performance than the rural students in logical-mathematical intelligence and mathematics achievement. The result of ANOVA showed that there were significant differences among father education level and mother education level in logical-mathematical intelligence. But, there were no significant differences among father education level and mother education level in mathematics achievement. The result of Pearson product-moment correlation showed that logical-mathematical intelligence was significant positively correlated with mathematics achievement. Besides, logical-mathematical intelligence can significantly predict mathematics achievement in accordance with the result of regression analysis.	2020
1256	Htay Htay Sint	SELF-COMPASSION AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS	The purpose of this study was to investigate self-compassion and emotional regulation of pre-service teachers in Sagaing University of Education. Quantitative approach was used in this study. A total of 900 pre-service teachers in Sagaing University of Education were used as the sample by using stratified random sampling technique. Self-compassion Scale (SCS) developed by Neff (2003) which consists of 26 items was used to measure the pre-service teachers’ self-compassion. It consists of six subscales. And Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) developed by Garnefski et al., (2001) which consists of 36 items was used to measure emotional regulation of pre-service teachers. It consists of nine subscales. Then, the data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson's product moment correlation, t test, ANOVA and simple linear regression. The results revealed that significant differences were found by gender in both self-compassion and emotional regulation. In self-compassion, males had higher level of self-compassion than females did. In emotional regulation, females had higher level of emotional regulation than males did. The ANOVA result revealed that significant difference was found by grade in self-compassion. By seeing the result, fourth year had the highest level of self- compassion, followed by the fifth year and third year. But no significant difference was found by grade in emotional regulation. According to number of siblings, no significant differences were found in both self-compassion and emotional regulation. After that, there were no significant differences by parents’ education level in both self-compassion and emotional regulation. After that, the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation result revealed that a positively significant relationship (r=.511**) was found between self-compassion and emotional regulation. Finally, it can be concluded that pre-service teachers’ self-compassion could influence their emotional regulation. Thus, to be good self-compassion and emotional regulation of pre-service teachers who will become leaders of society, meditation practice and exposure to Buddhist teachings are essential for pre-service teachers.	2020
1257	Maing Maing Khin	FAMILY RELATIONS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM SELECTED EDUCATION COLLEGES	The primary aim of this study was to examine family relations and personality traits of pre-service teachers from selected Education Colleges. Moreover, the present study was to find out the differences of the family relations and personality traits of pre-service teachers among demographic characteristics (gender and family type). The study adopted a survey research design and employed with a quantitative method. The participants in this study were 796 (male= 383, female =413) pre-service teachers from selected Education Colleges. As the instrument, Inventory of Family Relations (IFR) with 24 items which is developed by Hudson (1982) and Five Factor Model of Personality with 48 items which was developed by Dr. Tom Buchanan (2001). After that, the data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, independent sample t test and ANOVA test. According to the descriptive statistics, pre-service teachers from selected Education Colleges had satisfactory family relations. The result of independent samples t test showed that there was a significant difference in family relations by gender. In personality, there were significant differences in emotional stability and agreeableness by gender. Furthermore, the result of ANOVA showed that there was a significant difference in family relations by family type. In personality traits, there were significant differences in conscientiousness and agreeableness by family type. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation result revealed that there were positively significant relationships between family relations and personality traits of openness to experience, extroversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability and agreeableness. Therefore, it could be interpreted that the more the pre-service teachers got the family relations, the better they possessed the favorable personality traits.	2020
1258	Khin Cho Lin	PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SKILLS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM EDUCATION COLLEGES	The main purpose of this study is to investigate participation in extracurricular activities and social skills of pre-service teachers from selected Education Colleges. Descriptive Survey method and quantitative approach were used. The Education colleges and pre-service teachers were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A total of 788 pre-service teachers (394 males and 394 females) from selected Education Colleges participated. As research instruments, the questionnaire of Examining the breadth and depth of extracurricular activity participation developed by Denault and Poulin (2009) and the questionnaire of social skills developed by Carmen Paz Tapia-Gutierrez and S1ixtoCubo-Delgado (2015) were used. In data analyses, descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, one-way ANOVA, Post Hoc Test (Tukey HSD, Games Howell) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation technique were used. According to the results, the levels of participation in extracurricular activities and social skills were satisfactory. And then, the present study indicated that there were gender, education level and college differences between participation in extracurricular activities of pre-service teachers. The participation in extracurricular activities of male pre-service teachers was higher than that of female pre-service teachers. And then, the mean score of participation in extracurricular activities for second year pre-service teachers was highest in this study and there was significant difference between first year and second year. Participation in extracurricular activities of pre-service teachers from College 1 was significant difference from College 3. In social skills of pre-service teachers, there were no significant differences by gender, education level and college. Moreover, based on the results, participation in extracurricular activities of pre-service teachers was found a significant and positive correlation with their social skills (r=.298, p<.01).	2020
1259	Phyo Pa Pa Kyaw	PERSONAL MEANING AND GENERAL WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN1 DEPEIYIN TOWNSHIP	The main purpose of this study was to investigate the personal meaning and general well-being of adolescents in Depeiyin Township. A total of 600 (316 males and 284 females) students selected from six schools in Depeiyin Township participated in this study. Personal Meaning profile (PMP) consisting of 30 items developed by Wong (1998) was used to measure personal meaning and Adolescents’ General Well-Being (AGWB) consisting of 27 items developed by Colombo (1986) was used to measure general well-being in this study. According to the results, the levels of adolescents’ personal meaning and general well-being in Depeiyin Township were satisfactory. Based on the results of independent samples t test, there were no significant differences in both personal meaning and general well-being of adolescents according to grade, school locality and subject combination. However, female adolescents were significantly higher than male adolescents in general well-being. One way ANOVA results showed that there was no significant difference not only in personal meaning but also in general well-being of adolescents according to aged group. Then, Pearson-Product Moment correlation was conducted and it was found that the personal meaning and the general well-being of adolescents were significantly and positively correlated. Finally, simple linear regression was used to predict general well-being from personal meaning and the result indicated that the adjusted R square was .237 and therefore 24% of variance in general well-being was explained by personal meaning of adolescents. Therefore, it may be concluded that personal meaning can affect on the general well-being of adolescents. The findings of this study may be expected to have some contribution to the benefit of education.	2020
1260	Mi Mi	SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY OF EDUCATION COLLEGE STUDENTS	The purpose of this study is to investigate the Self-Directed Learning and Academic Self- Efficacy of Education College Students. Descriptive research design and survey method were undertaken in this study. The research instruments for this study are Self-directed Learning and Academic Self- Efficacy scale. Self-Directed Learning is the combination of the index of the Rowbotham M. Schmitz GS (2013) development and Validation of a Student Self -Efficacy Scale. j Nurs care 2;126 dol. The Cromnbach Alpha values were .865 for Self-Directed Learning and Academic Self- Efficacy. The participants for this study were randomly selected from Monywa Education College. A total of 400 of the second year students (200 males and 200 females) were participated in this study. Among the male students, 100 of males are science and remain are art. And also 100 of females are science and 100 are art. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study indicated that there were significant differences in the Self-Directed Learning on the Education College students according to awareness, learning strategies, Learning activities, evaluation and interpersonal skills by gender. The result of the study indicated that there were significant differences in the Self-Direct Learning on Education College students according to awareness, learning strategies, learning activities, evaluation and interpersonal skills by subject. And then, there were significant differences in the Academic Self-Efficacy of students in according to subject and gender. According to the results of this study, since the Self-Directed learning skill is a skill that has overarching effects on an individual’s ability to tolerate unmet wants or needs, handle disappointments and failures, and work towards success. The research suggested that Self- Directed Learning should more actively involve for the promotion of Academic Self-Efficacy skill of the children. And in education sector, teachers and educators should also organize effective Self-Directed Learning programs or activities so that can be implemented inside and outside the schools in order to enhance the Self-Directed Learning skill of students.	2020

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