Course Organization, Faculty-Student Interaction, and Student Involvement and Their Influence to Students' Course Outcomes

Authors

  • Nazmi Xhomara Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi Xhomara Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Information Technology and Innovation, Luarasi University, Tirana, Albania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-525X
  • Leticja Gusho Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-173X
  • Arjana Muçaj Head of Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, University of Tirana  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-9123

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/realia.30.21524

Keywords:

Course organization, student involvement, course outcomes, student development theory, higher education, faculty-student interaction

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of course organization, faculty- student interaction, and student involvement in course outcomes at university level. A correlational research design, a structured questionnaire, and a random cluster sample of the students (N=371) were used in the study. The study showed a significant difference somewhere among the mean scores of the course outcomes for the four groups of course organization. It also found a significant difference somewhere among the mean scores of the course outcomes for the five groups of faculty-student interaction, as well as a significant difference somewhere among the mean scores of the course outcomes for the five groups of student involvement. At the same time, the study showed that 32.6% of the variance in course outcomes is explained by course organization, 16.6% of the variance is explained by faculty-student interaction, and 28.4% of the variance is explained by student involvement. The findings of this study enhanced Astin’ s theory of student development, as course organization, faculty-student interaction, and student involvement are important variables that predict course outcomes.

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Author Biography

Nazmi Xhomara, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi Xhomara Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Information Technology and Innovation, Luarasi University, Tirana, Albania.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi Xhomara is a lecturer and researcher at Luarasi University in Tirana, Albania. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Science Teaching in 1988. He obtained a Master's degree in Research on Education in 2012. He also completed his Ph.D. studies in Education Sciences in 2015 and is awarded Assoc. Prof. academic title in early 2021 from the University of Tirana. He published books as well as numerous scientific articles. He also presented papers at many scientific international conferences. His research interests lie in the area of Curriculum, Instruction and Learning Methodologies, Assessment, Class management, Advanced Research Methods, and Leadership and Management of Education.

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2023-01-19

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Xhomara, N., Gusho, L., & Muçaj, A. (2023). Course Organization, Faculty-Student Interaction, and Student Involvement and Their Influence to Students’ Course Outcomes. Research in Education and Learning Innovation Archives, (30), 19–38. https://doi.org/10.7203/realia.30.21524
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