The Desired Professional Competencies of the Faculty Member from the Point of View of his Student and its Relation to Some Variables

Abstract

The aim of this study was to prepare a criterion for the desired professional competencies of the faculty member and to know the most professional competencies preferred in the faculty member from the point of view of the students at Al Isra University. It also aimed to reveal the variables that may have an impact on the judgments issued by the students on professional competence required for their instructor.

The study sample consisted of (200) students of the faculties of Education, Arts, Pharmacy and Engineering at Al-Isra University in the second, third and fourth levels. In the present study, the list of professional competencies was used, including (4) main competencies and (62) secondary competencies (prepared by the researcher).

Using the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, T test for two independent samples, and One-way analysis of variance, the following results were obtained:

-          The desired competencies of the faculty member are based on four main competencies: personality and human relations, preparation and implementation of the lecture, scientific and professional competence, and evaluation methods.

-          There are differences in the degree of preference of university students for the desired professional competencies of faculty member from their point of view, all tend to the need to meet the requirements of the list of competencies for the faculty member.

-          There are no differences between the views of male and female students at the university in the degree of preference for the professional competencies of the faculty member.

-          There are differences between the students of the humanitarian colleges and scientific colleges in the average degrees of preference for professional competencies (personal competencies and human relations, preparation and implementation of the lecture, scientific and professional ability, and methods of evaluation) for the benefit of scientific colleges.

-          There are no differences between the views of students of the second, third and fourth level in the university in the degree of preference for the professional competencies of the faculty member.

In the light of these findings, the research presented some recommendations and suggestions.

Keywords: Professional Competencies, Faculty Member, Isra University