Relationship Analysis of Professional Competencies & Student Learning Outcomes -A Case Study of Kepler College

This study investigated the relationship between professional competencies attributes and student learning outcomes at Kepler College. The quantitative research design and secondary data from 587 students across the 2022-2024 academic years were used. To analyze and assure data validity and accuracy, descriptive, correlation, validity, reliability and regression analysis were used. This study showed that there is a moderate positive correlation between the compiled measure, ProfComp and student performance. Confirming this was the regression analysis which revealed that higher professional competency was associated with better performance outcomes, although the impact model explained a small variance that suggested other factors play a big role. The study showed that students need to develop time and task management skills to achieve academic success and professional readiness. Despite the reliability analysis showing room for improvement in the internal consistency of the measures, the study ultimately proved that professional competencies have a moderate statistically significant impact on students’ performance at Kepler College. It was observed that the mean attendance was 96% reflecting students’ commitment and engagement in showing up for classes on time. With a low SD of 3.67, it indicates that attendance rates are highly consistent across the students. The findings presented a positive relationship between students’ attendance, timely submission, and performance which implies that as professional competencies increase, performance rates also tend to improve. Thus, it does confirm that there’s a potential chance that students who had higher attendance and submission rates to have also experienced higher performance than those who otherwise didn’t.