Assessing Mandarin lecturers’ quality on role-performance in MARA education institutions (IPMA)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp140-157Abstract
Background and Purpose: The initiatives to improve the students’ competency level are closely related to the quality of the lecturers. Lecturers play a crucial role because they teach students of higher education institutions. A high-quality lecturer is believed to influence their students’ ability and competency greatly. This study aims to identify the level of lecturers’ quality based on role performance in teaching Mandarin in MARA Education Institutions (IPMA), specifically in Kolej Profesional MARA (KPM), Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA (KUPTM) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL).
Methodology: This descriptive study used a survey method to collect data. The respondents comprise a population of students who study Mandarin as a third language course in IPMA, which is represented by Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL), Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA (KUPTM), and Kolej Profesional MARA (KPM). 150 students were selected as respondents in the present study using purposive rather than random sampling. A Likert scale questionnaire was used to gather the data, and SPSS software was used to analyze the data statistically.
Results: Based on the mean value interpretation, the findings revealed that the lecturers’ quality on role performance falls under a Very High level (M=4.63, SD=0.49). This indicated that these Mandarin lecturers had the desired professional qualities and were committed to high-quality teaching practice.
Contributions: The findings provide a better insight into the teaching of Mandarin in tertiary-level education in Malaysia and, in turn, can help tailor professional learning activities to lecturers' professional development needs.
Keywords: Lecturer quality, role-performance, Mandarin language, IPMA.
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