Correlation between lecturer performance and students learning outcome: Study of a students training management course, second semester, 2012

Pages: 331-334
Agus Sutiyono (Department of Nonformal Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta)

This study investigated the correlation between lecturers in higher education and the learning results of students. It also examined various aspects that affect learning results, including educators and sources of learning, learning method, learning media, learning facility, learning motivation, time of learning, and learning environment. The study adopted a quantitative approach and survey method for data collection. The survey was conducted on 20 students in a training management course in the second semester of the academic year 2011/2012. A questionnaire was distributed to record student perceptions and evaluations of the course lecturer’s performance. The results were correlated with the students’ learning results using Pearson’s product-moment correlation formula: the null hypothesis was rejected if calculated t > table t, or if calculated t fell in the H0 area of rejection. The data-processing result showed a correlation coefficient of 0.6441, suggesting strong correlation. It was concluded that there was a strong correlation between lecturer performance and students’ learning results: the calculated t value of 3.7960 fell in the H0 area of rejection, which was 1.201 (obtained from df = n2 = 18). The determination coefficient was 0.64412 or 0.4411. This indicated that 44% of the learning outcome was determined by lecturer performance and 56% by other factors (e.g., individual learning process or experience).