Correlation of Lecturers’ Competence and the Learning Motivation of Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out 1) to find out the profile of English lecturers' personality competence at maritime schools, 2) to describe the profile of students' learning motivation at maritime schools, 3) to analyze the effect of the lecturer's personality competence toward the students' learning motivation at naval schools. The research uses a quantitative method with the implementation of an ex post facto method. The population in this study is all fourth-semester students in Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pelayaran (STIP) Jakarta, Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran (PIP) Semarang, and Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran (PIP) Makassar. The sampling technique used a simple random sampling technique. The independent and dependent variable of this study is lecturers' personality competence and students' learning motivation, respectively. The data of lecturers' personality competence data and students' learning motivation were collected by using questionnaires. Data were then analyzed using descriptive analysis. Partial regression analysis was used to determine the effect of variables synergistically from independent variables (lecturers' personality competence) on the dependent variable (students' learning motivation). The result shows that the three maritime schools indicate a high level of the lecturers' personality competence. The students' learning motivation is categorized in the high-level category. The personality competence influences the students' learning motivation in PIP Semarang. Unfortunately, the influence of personality competence on students' learning motivation at STIP Jakarta and PIP Makassar show a different pattern, or it does not mean they influence each other.