A Study Of Factor Resilience For Non-Formal And Informal Education Center Students Using Behavioral Event Interview TechniquesAnd Exploratory Factor Analysis

Abstract

The purposes of this research was to study of factor and capabilities resilience for non-formal and informal education center students by using behavioral event interview technique to collect qualitative data with non-formal and informal education center 10 already graduated student group and collect quantitative data with non-formal and informal education Bangkok center in basic education core curriculum year 2008 with the quantity of 321 students by multi-stage random sampling. The research instrument was resilience non- formal and informal education center student test of 4-rating-scale, which comprised 41 items. Assessment of research tools by searching discriminant, reliability and differential item function. The data was analyzed by using exploratory factor analysis to construct validity with SPSS windows. The results of the research showed that: 1) The resilience tests for non-formal and informal education center students had a discrimination from 0.226–0.694 and a cronbach’s alpha reliability of 0.941. 2) The results of resilience exploratory factor analysis found that six factors and thirty eight indicators consisted of the following 1. optimism had ten indicators; 2. life and future commitment had twelve indicators; 3. Relationships had six indicators; 4. Emotional control had three indicators; 5. encouragement had four indicators and 6. self confidence had three indicators. 3) The differential item function analysis of the resilience tests found that there were thirteen different types of responses.