Diagnostic evaluation of lecturer quality in learning process at “new private higher education institutions” in Tangerang, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Sasmoko, Sasmoko, Trilaksono, Tedd, Indrianti, Yasinta, Ahmad, Roslee
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2016
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69209/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.6720

In higher education, the quality of learning process is very important especially in the early stage of institution establishment. Many of the newly recruited lecturers have only limited experiences on how to conduct a good learning session. This paper provides a diagnostic evaluation of the quality of lectures in a university in Tangerang. The research aims to find empirical evidence of: (1) the tendency of learning quality of lecturer at “new higher education institutions” in Tangerang regency, and (2) the most dominant indicator in determining the lecturers’ quality of the learning process at the “new higher education institutions” in Tangerang Regency. The research method use Neuroresearch (qualitative and quantitative). Then, for the data collecting use questionnaire that filled by students for all lesson in semester 2 and use Likert scale model with the data range from 1 to 5. The research found that the lecturer at the “new higher education institutions” in Tangerang Regency tend to have a high quality in the learning process with the significance level at; <0; 05. The main indicator that significantly affect the high quality of the lecturers teaching for two semesters is the factor of broad knowledge of the lecturer. This factor can increase because of the lecturer ability in imparting the university values. The implications of the research: the lecturer can use the feedback on the study to improve their performance at the new higher education institution. The lecturer also should have broad knowledge, ability to communicate well with students, and have a sense of nationality and dedication to Indonesia.