Testing Validity of Standard Competency Measurement Model at Framework Four-Year-Program for Physical Education Students Rajabhat Universities

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) to test a validity of standard competency measurement model at framework four-year-program for physical education students, 2) to study the level of the students’ opinion about the standard competency. The samples were 133 physical education teachers and 359 physical education students selected with Two-Stage Stratified Random Sampling. The research instruments used were evaluation forms and questionnaires. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis. The research found that 1) the standard competency measurement model at framework four-year-program of physical education students was quality validity; based on relative chi-square = 1.12, GFI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.03, NFI = 0.99, NNFI = 0.99, CFI = 0.99 และ AGFI = 0.90; the factor loading was 0.67-0.94; the average variance extracted was 0.68-0.74 and the construct reliability was 0.83-0.94 2) the level of the students’ opinion about seven core competencies was high at 4.05-4.33 and five functional competencies was high at 4.20-4.35.