Students Perspective on Effective Lecturer during Blended Learning in English Education Study Program UIN Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi

Studies on the characteristics of effective lecturers have been conducted
and developed by examining students' perspectives of their lecturers. However,
the studies on the student’s perspective on effective lecturers while using blended
learning methods are very limited. To fill out this empirical gap, this study is
aimed to investigate the students’ perspectives on effective lecturers during
blended learning at the English Education Study Program of State Islamic
University Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi. Employing a quantitative survey
design, the data were obtained by administering a set of questionnaire to 66 of
the 7th semester EFL learners at an Islamic University. The results indicated that
the participants have had positive perspectives towards their lecturers related to
effective lecturer variables (Rapport, Delivery, Fairness, Knowledge and
Credebility, Organization and Preparation). This indicated that the lecturers in the
English Education Study Program of State Islamic University Sultan Thaha
Saifuddin Jambi are effective during blended learning. The finding of this study
are beneficial to the lecturers as a yardstick to understand themselves better and
students’ needs in the learning process. For future research, it is suggested to
conduct a qualitative study to get a deeper and more detail analysis.
Keywords : Blended Learning, Effective Lecturer, Students’ perspective