Title: Lecturer competencies and student academic performance: examining the moderating role of student motivation

Authors: Mohammad Fauzan Bin Superi; M. Muzamil Naqshbandi

Addresses: School of Business & Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam ' School of Business & Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam

Abstract: The quality of graduates is often linked to the quality of a country's Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Concomitantly, lecturers are regarded as being imperative in producing quality graduates and strengthening HEIs. This study examines the effects of lecturer competencies on student academic performance and tests the moderating role of student motivation in the relationship between lecturer competencies and student academic performance. We used a quantitative approach to meet the objectives of the study and collected empirical data using a questionnaire survey from 210 students enrolled in the HEIs in Brunei. The data, examined through several statistical techniques, reveals a strong relationship between specific lecturer competencies and student academic performance. The findings also show that, of all the lecturer competencies, lecturer motivation interacts with student motivation positively to enhance student academic performance. These findings inform our current understanding of the determinants of student academic performance and provide vital directions for policy-making.

Keywords: lecturer competencies; student academic performance; student motivation; academic achievement; academic success; COVID-19 pandemic; course grades; academic self-efficacy; Brunei.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2022.125480

International Journal of Management in Education, 2022 Vol.16 No.5, pp.463 - 484

Received: 08 Jun 2021
Accepted: 26 Aug 2021
Published online: 12 Sep 2022 *

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