Measuring the competency of teachers in business studies towards students' academic achievement

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to measure the competency of teachers in Business Studies in improving students' academic achievement in the subject. The three aspects of the teachers' competence assessed include teachers' knowledge, skills and professionalism towards students' academic achievement. In order to test the objective, a total of 135 Business Studies teachers were selected as respondents from the states of Perlis, Kedah and Penang. A set of questionnaires was used in this study to measure the level of teachers' competency towards the students' academic achievement. Based on the findings, the relationship between teaching skills and professionalism was significant but from low to moderate level. Regression analysis further indicated that the three variables were moderately significant towards students' academic achievement as dependable variable. Meanwhile, the findings also revealed that the teachers experience and qualification were insignificant and did not mediate the independent variable factors against the dependent variable when tested by using PROCESS analysis. In conclusion, there are other factors that are more likely to influence the students' academic achievement compared to the three study variables.