Author : Somsuda Pupatana

Summary : This study aimed to identify some determinants of agricultural students performance in selected secondary schools offering vocational agriculture in Educational Region 1, Thailand. The 32 secondary schools, 109 agricultural teachers, and 436 agriculture students were randomly selected from four provinces, namely: Nakornprathom, Prathumthani, Nonthaburi, and Samutprakarn. Data were gathered using questionnaire and through observation. Most agricultural teaching behaviors were classified as "good" and "very good." Student performance was determined through student attitude, skill, and academic achievement. Student attitudes were generally rated "good;" skills were rated "satisfactory" and "needs improvement;" and grades were rated from "3" (good) to "4" (excellent). The determinants of students' attitude were: a) grade expectation, b) teaching behavior, c) mother's occupation, d) father's expectation, e) class area, f) noise, g) chalikboard, h) student's agricultural experiences, and i) teacher's age. The R (superscript 2) value was 24 percent. The determinants of students' skills covered: a) student's age, b) mother's occupation, c) teaching load, d) grade expectation, e) student's gender, f) administrator-teachers ratio, g) class size, h) instructiona media, i) classroom ventilation, and j) student's agricultural experiences.