Lecturer's pedagogical attributes and teaching quality for construction and engineering education in UK universities: mediating effect of research informed teaching

Ikediashi, Dubem; Moobela, Cletus; Leitch, Kenneth; Dan-Jumbo, Nimi; Akoh, Sani; Akoh, Reuben; Esangbedo, Paul

Abstract

Purpose-Researchers have opined that the quality of commitment to pedagogical approaches by lecturers is one of the most important factors in determining student academic success. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the mediating effect of research informed teaching on the relationship between lecturer commitment to use of pedagogical approaches and teaching quality, with a view towards enabling delivery of high quality teaching and learning in HEIs. Design/methodology/approach-The research is based on an online survey of the perception of 186 undergraduate and postgraduate students in four major UK universities. Covariance-based structural equation modelling (SEM) methodology was used to quantity and clarify the influence of lecturers' pedagogical attributes on teaching quality, mediated by research-informed teaching. Findings-Findings reveal that: lecturers' pedagogical attributes have significant positive effect on teaching quality, research-informed teaching have significant positive effect on teaching quality, lecturers' pedagogical attributes have weak positive effect on research-informed teaching, and research-informed teaching partially mediates (indirect effect) the relationship between lecturers' pedagogical attributes and teaching quality. Practical implications-Structural equation models are useful for clarifying concepts in pedagogy and have implications for education managers on how to improve teaching and learning in HEIs.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 23, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Aug 15, 2023
• Publication Date: May 10, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jun 2, 2025
• Journal: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
• Print ISSN: 1758-1184
• Electronic ISSN: 2050-7003
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 875-890
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-05-2023-0216