A study of the relationships among effective learning, professional competence, and learning performance in culinary field

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among effective learning, professional competence and learning performance for college hospitality students. We found a significant correlation among variables in culinary professional competence and effective learning. There was a positive correlation between effective learning, professional competence and learning performance, which included measures of job satisfaction, course satisfaction, practice scores and semester GPA. However, there was no correlation between number of certifications and culinary management skill. We also found that culinary professional competence was a mediator for effective learning and learning performance.