Structural Relationship of Faculty-Student Interaction and Faculty s Active Teaching Method with Students Competencies development by Mediating the Knowledge Acquisition

In this study, we try to investigate the structural relationship of faculty-student interaction and faculty’s active teaching method with development of students’ competencies by mediating the knowledge acquisition among the students of Semnan University. Present study is a practical research on the basis of purpose and is a type of descriptive-correlative studies on the basis of data collection method. Statistical population of the study included all the undergraduates and masters of Semnan University (10950 people) that 266 students (183 undergraduates and 83 masters) were selected as study sample using stratified sampling method. All of them completed the scales of faculty-student interaction, faculty’s active teaching method, knowledge acquisition and development of students’ competencies. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between faculty-student interactions, faculty’s active teaching method, and knowledge acquisition with development of students’ competencies. Faculty-student interaction has a direct and significant effect on development of students’ competencies. Also, faculty-student interaction with mediating the knowledge acquisition has an indirect and significant effect on development of students’ competencies. Faculty’s active teaching method has a direct and significant effect on development of students’ competencies. Faculty’s active teaching method with mediating the knowledge acquisition has an indirect and significant effect on development of students’ competencies. The results of this study indicated the importance of paying attention to the teaching method, how to interact with the student and knowledge acquisition in increasing the students’ competencies.