FACTORS AFFECTING PHYSICAL LITERACY OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF THAILAND NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY, CHON BURI CAMPUS

Abstract

This quantitative research aimed to 1) study the levels of factors affecting physical literacy, 2) investigate the correlation among these factors and physical literacy, and 3) construct a predictive equation for the physical literacy of students in the Faculty of Education, Thailand National Sports University, Chon Buri Campus. The sample comprised 200 students from the Faculty of Education enrolled in the 2026 academic year, selected through stratified random sampling. The research instruments were a questionnaire and a physical literacy assessment scale. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results of the study were as follows: 1) all factors, namely physical education instructional management, participation in physical activities, participation in sports competitions, social media and public relations regarding the importance of physical literacy, and motivation, were at a high level, and overall physical literacy was at a good level 2) All factors were positively correlated with physical literacy at a statistically significant level of 0.01. 3) The factors significantly predicting the physical literacy of students in the Faculty of Education, Thailand National Sports University, Chon Buri Campus, at the 0.01 level, ranked from greatest to least influence, were participation in physical activities (β = 0.32), physical education instructional management (β = 0.29), and motivation (β = 0.28). Together, these three factors accounted for 64.60% of the variance in students' physical literacy.