The Relationship Between the Competencies of the Instructors and the Experiences of the Course and Academic Achievements of the Students of Farhangian University

Purpuse: One of the most important elements of the higher education system and universities is faculty members who play a decisive and undeniable role in achieving the goals and missions of higher education in quantitative and qualitative terms. Therefore, studying their competencies and competencies in different dimensions, especially in the field of teaching and its effect to increase the quality of learner's learning and their achievements in education is very important. To this end, a study was conducted to investigate the relationship between competencies of the instructor and the experiences of the course and academic achievements of the students of the Kurdistan Farhangian university.
The research method is descriptive correlational. To select the required samples, cluster and simple random sampling were used according to the type of student's study field. The population of study, included last year students of Farhangian university in Kurdistan, was considered as 720 people. Using Cochran formula, 250 individuals were selected as the sample. To collect data, three researcher-made questionnaires based on a standard questionnaire and 5-point Likert scale were used to answer the questionnaire. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the expert professor. The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated using Cronbach's alpha test for three variables of instructor's professional competencies, student's educational experiences and their academic achievement was 0.920, 0.928 and 0.851.
Findings: The results of this study indicated that the competencies of instructors were positively and significantly related to the experiences of course and academic achievements of the students of the Kordestan Farhangian university.