Analytic Statistical Technique to Determine the Effective Factors on Improvement the Efficiency of University Performance in the Jordanian Universities by using the Factor Analysis / Principal Components Method

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the analytic statistical technique to determine the effective factors on improvement the efficiency of university performance in the Jordanian universities by using the Factor Analysis / Principal Components method. To achieve this object a statistical questionnaire has been build which include seven requirements for the university education, and the university performance. Then the sincerity of the tool and its reliability were tested, and was applied to the study sample of (116) teaching staff of Zarqa University, chosen from the study population. The study findings including the following:

1. The Factor Analysis results show that the mostly factors which effect on improvement the efficiency of the university performance in the Jordanian universities were (Administrative leadership quality, Quality culture, Improvement and development, Focus on beneficiaries).

2. There were no a statistically significant differences at the significance level (? = 0.05), between the means responses of the teaching staff about the efficiency of the university performance, attributed to the (job title, qualification, academic rank, experience years, and faculty specialize).

Key words: Factor analysis, Principal components method, Eigen value, University performance.