Students' perceptions of effective teaching in higher education
Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-140) Using a unique online approach to data gathering, students were asked to isolate the characteristics they believe are essential to effective teaching. An open-ended online survey...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses4/81773 2023-05-15T17:23:33+02:00 Students' perceptions of effective teaching in higher education Johnson, Albert Noel, 1957- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education 2009 viii, 140 leaves : ill. Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/81773 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (14.62 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Johnson_AlbertNoel.pdf a3242499 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/81773 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries College students--Attitudes College teaching--Evaluation Education Higher Effective teaching Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2009 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:22:11Z Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-140) Using a unique online approach to data gathering, students were asked to isolate the characteristics they believe are essential to effective teaching. An open-ended online survey was made available to over 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland during the winter semester of 2008. Derived from this rich data is a set of student definitions that describe nine characteristics and identify instructor behaviours that demonstrate effectiveness in teaching. The survey also takes into account the opinions of students studying both on-campus and at a distance via the web, with the intention of determining if the characteristics of effective teaching in an online environment are different from those in the traditional face-to-face setting. Students identified nine behaviours that are characteristic of effective teaching in both on-campus and distance courses. Instructors who are effective teachers are respectful of students, knowledgeable, approachable, engaging, communicative, organized, responsive, professional, and humorous. Students indicated that the nine characteristics were consistent across modes of delivery. Respondents to the distance portion of the survey, however, did place different emphasis from the on-campus responses on the significance of each characteristic. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-140) Using a unique online approach to data gathering, students were asked to isolate the characteristics they believe are essential to effective teaching. An open-ended online survey was made available to over 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland during the winter semester of 2008. Derived from this rich data is a set of student definitions that describe nine characteristics and identify instructor behaviours that demonstrate effectiveness in teaching. The survey also takes into account the opinions of students studying both on-campus and at a distance via the web, with the intention of determining if the characteristics of effective teaching in an online environment are different from those in the traditional face-to-face setting. Students identified nine behaviours that are characteristic of effective teaching in both on-campus and distance courses. Instructors who are effective teachers are respectful of students, knowledgeable, approachable, engaging, communicative, organized, responsive, professional, and humorous. Students indicated that the nine characteristics were consistent across modes of delivery. Respondents to the distance portion of the survey, however, did place different emphasis from the on-campus responses on the significance of each characteristic. |
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