Factors Affecting Teacher Professional Learning of Teachers of English in Secondary Schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission

Abstract

       The objective of this study was to explore factors that may affect teacher professional learning of teachers of English in secondary schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission. The factors consisted of Personal Factors, Task Factors, Work Environment Factors and Motivation. A sample of 375 was randomly selected, by stratified sampling technique, from teachers who taught in secondary school under OBEC in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, during the 2017 school year.  The research tool was a questionnaire which consisted of 5 latent variables - Personal Factors, Task Factors, Work Environment Factors, Motivation and Teacher Profession Learning with reliability of .952, .919, .939, .949, and .950 respectively.  The data were analyzed in the forms of descriptive statistic and LISREL program.

       The results were as follows: 1) Personal Factors, Task Factors and Work environment Factors predicted teacher professional learning directly. The measurement model was validated with empirical data (R²=0.810).  2) The direct influence of Motivation contribute positively to teacher professional learning which the structural measurement model was validated with empirical data (R²=0.582).  3) Indirect influence of Task Factors and Work environment Factors to teacher