Multi-level Analysis of the Impact of Students' Competencies and Organizational Climate on Their Academic Achievement

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of students' competencies and organizational climate on their academic achievement using a multilevel approach. In this analysis, students’ competencies and the organizational climate were analyzed at the first and second levels, respectively. Given the purpose of study, this was an applied research that was categorized among descriptive correlational research in terms of data collection method. The research population was consisted of students (N = 13000) and faculty members as Heads of different academic departments (N = 57) at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. The research sample included 1140 students and 57 faculty members who were selected and analyzed using stratified random sampling method. The data collection tools included three questionnaires, including Interpersonal Competencies Questionnaire, Systemic and Applied Competencies (Ismaili, Mahani, et al., 2016) and Organizational Climate Questionnaire (Halpin and Kraft, 2000). Students’ total grade point averages were also evaluated for their overall academic achievement. The fluctuation range of Cranbach’s Alpha Coefficient for each of the four scales was between 0.55 and 0.84. The results indicated that academic climate at the second level affected the impact of students' competencies on their academic achievement at the first level.