International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 7
Available Online: 15 June 2024
Author/s:
Mei, Hu
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas (2447448442@qq.com)
Abstract:
In recent years, with the rapid development of China’s higher education, Chinese college teachers continue to grow, transform, and upgrade the traditional teaching mode as well as the curriculum system in colleges and universities, all of which put forward to a more, updated, and higher requirements for teachers as regards teaching competence and quality. This study utilized descriptive research to determine the relationship between teaching competence and quality among Chines college teachers. A total of 350 respondents from two universities in China were involved in the study. Results showed that most of the respondents were female, aged 26 to 35 years old, bachelor’s degree holders and with less than 16 years of teaching experience. Teachers’ overall assessment of teaching competence showed positive response to all the indicators particularly teaching cognitive ability. The respondents also agreed on all the indicators under teaching quality giving high regard to administrative quality. No significant difference of responses in teaching competence and teaching quality was found when respondents were grouped according to profile. Moreover, there exists a highly significant relationship between teaching competence and teaching quality. This implies that teaching competence is a key factor in determining teaching quality. In the end, a training and development program to enhance the competence and quality of Chinese college teachers was proposed. This paper puts forward to providing a useful reference for improving the quality of teachers and the learning effect of students.
Keywords: college teachers, teaching ability, quality, research, teaching quality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24641
Cite this article:
Mei, H. (2024). Teaching competence and quality among Chinese college teachers. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(7), 147-154. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24641