Constructing of Environment Conservation Characteristics Test for Prathomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to construct the environment conservation characteristics test for Prathomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The specific objectives were to construct and validate the environment conservation characteristics test; to set norms for interpreting the test score; and to construct the test manual. Using multi-stage random sampling method, research sample for test validation and norms construction consisted of 632 Prathomsuksa 6 Students Prathomsuksa 6 Students who studied in school under Nakhon Si Thammarat Province secondary educational service area office in second semester, academic year 2015. The constructed test comprised of 36 items which, aimed to assess four components of water conservation of forest conservation of soil conservation of soil energy ; modesty, rationality and have a good immunity which was based on two condition which was knowledge and morality. The test used situational questions which five multiple choices in each item according to the affective theory of Krathwohl, Bloom, and Masia. The five multiple choices had difference score in range of 1-5 score. The research results showed that the environment conservation test was adequate quality and could be used to assess the environment conservation characteristics test for Prathomsuksa 6 Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces. As follows: 1) The discrimination power of item were analyzed by t-test was different statistically significant at the .05 2) The scales had construct validity. Coorelation coefficient between each factor was different statistically significant at the .01 Coorelation coefficient between each factor and components was different statistically significant at the .01 3) Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient for the whole test was 0.92 4) The concurrent validity was used the statistical test. It revealed that this test had concurrent validity by using known-group technique which discriminated high and low environment conservation different statistically significant at the .01 levels 5) The local norms for the environment conservation test score interpretation presented in the form of normalized T-score for the whole test were in the range of T34-T65. 6) The manual for the test had objectivity, suitable and convenient for usability, easy to understand, and fully important composition