The Effectiveness Of Academic Resilience Modules (Arm) In Enhancing Academic Resilience And Academic Achievement Among Students At Risk In Three Southernmost Provinces Of Thailand
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Date
2018
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Tohtayong, Apirak
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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The political and economical instability in three southernmost provinces of Thailand has exposed students to at risk learning environment. These students face diversity and hardship in learning English in this particular situation. Therefore, there is a need to support their learning condition with a module that improves both their academic and psychological quality to deal with such challenges and difficulties. This thesis seeks to design Academic Resilience Module (ARM) aimed at promoting academic resilience and academic achievement of students at risk in three Southernmost Provinces of Thailand. Specifically, it focused on the way to improve the academic resilience and academic achievement in English subject of first year secondary school students. The suitability of the ARM implementation was evaluated among teachers and students. The data for this study were collected through the use of academic resilience questionnaire, academic achievement test, semi-structured interview and observation checklist. Evidence obtained from the study shows that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. The results reveal the importance and the effectiveness of ARM in their academic resilience and academic achievement. Hence, it is concluded that the ARM has the capacity to improve the academic resilience of the students at risk in three Southernmost Provinces of Thailand. Furthermore, analysis of the data extracted from the interview has confirmed the suitability of the ARM in terms of its content and curriculum. Finally, it was observed that teachers’ roles and responsibilities are central to the success of the module implementation and students achievement. Overall finding indicated that a structured and systematic pedagogy could serves as fundamental tool in nurturing and enhancement of at risk students’ academic resilience.
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The political and economical instability in three , southernmost provinces of Thailand