03674nam a2200289 4500 260505t2023 bx dao|g m||| 00| 0 eng d Universiti Teknologi Brunei eng UTB UTB 120 REPORT THESIS & DISSERTATION RTDS 432 Pengiran Mohammad Hassan bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman, author. The Moderating Role of Teaching Methods in the Relationship Between Technical Skills Life Skills and Attitude on Studets Academic Performance in Competency-Based Training / Pengiran Mohammad Hassan bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman Bandar Seri Begawan : Universiti Teknologi Brunei, ©2023. xii, 257 pages : charts, photos ; 30 cm Thesis Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ABSTRACT Competency-based training (CBT) is the leading pattern for innovating technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Many studies have shown that attitude, knowledge/skills acquisition and teaching methods are important for students' success. However, ineffective or inconsistent teaching methods may reduce the capacity of students to internalize and demonstrate the competencies embedded in CBT curricula. The assumption that competency development occurs naturally through structured content delivery fails to acknowledge the critical role of pedagogy. Similarly, Brunei's TVET graduates were also reported to lack technical skills and life skills. This study explores the implementation of CBT in a technical and vocational institute (TVI) in Brunei, focusing on teaching and learning practices and their impact on student performance. A quantitative research methodology was employed, and the study sample consists of 194 engineering students undergoing training at one of the schools in the TVI in Brunei. The purposive sampling method was used for the purpose of comprehensive sample representation. The structural equation modelling (SEM) results indicated that technical skills (B = 0.425, p = 0.001) significantly influenced academic performance. This suggests that students who perceived that they had acquired the required technical skills reported higher levels of academic achievement. In contrast, other predictors such as attitude (B= -0.131, p=0.411), life skills (B= -0.201, p = 0.198), and teaching method (B = 0.102, p = 0.527) did not exhibit significant effects on academic performance. The interaction terms between teaching method and each of these variables were statistically insignificant, with p-values well above 0.05. Therefore, the teaching method does not act as a significant moderator in these relationships. For curriculum development, the model suggests that simply embedding technical and life skills into the curriculum is not sufficient if the instructional delivery is weak. Curriculum designers should therefore ensure that learning objectives are supported by instructional approaches that promote competency demonstration and application. Thesis (PHD) - Universiti Teknologi Brunei, 2023 Thesis Universiti Teknologi Brunei Final Year Report Universiti Teknologi Brunei Techinical Education Teaching methods Competency Based education Vocational education Brunei Yueh, Lee Kok, Supervisor. Dr. Sharina Yunos, Dr. lc 0 RTDS Reports, Thesis & Dissertation 850659 : 002485 c.1_UTB Universiti Teknologi Brunei 24057 24057 0 0 lc 0 0 UTB UTB Level 2 2025-08-25 Universiti Teknologi Brunei 0 UTB 120 REPORT THESIS & DISSERTATION, RTDS 432 850650 2026-05-05 2025-08-25 RTDS Reg. No. 002485_UTB [RTDS 432]