Good teaching: what matters to university students

The current status of teaching staff innovation competence in Ugandan universities: perceptions of managers, teachers, and students

“…Student evaluations of teaching are regularly conducted in universities across the globe and their results are used for both formative practice, to guide teaching practice, and summative practice to underpin staff management and development policies and practices (Alderman et al, 2012;Catano & Harvey, 2011;Palmer, 2012;Villalta-Cerdas, McKeny, Gatlin, & Sandi-Urena, 2014). However, several authors such as Bedggood and Donovan (2012); Drew and Klopper (2014) and Hoon, Lin, and Ling (2013) acknowledge that the use of student evaluations of teacher performance is an important, but a controversial tool in the improvement of teaching quality in universities. Student evaluations are considered essential because students as clients of the university have a right to express their degree of satisfaction towards the instructional process (Alderman et al, 2012).…”

Ideal Mathematics Teaching Behaviors: A Comparison between the Perspectives of Senior High School Students and their Teachers in Taiwan and Mainland China

“…Investigating teacher perspective can reveal the instruction which is possibly implemented in real mathematics classes because teachers in Taiwan and mainland China are of high quality so that they are likely to conduct teaching behaviors which they consider appropriate (Hsieh et al, 2011;Leung, 2006). Investigating student perspective can inform researchers and educators about student needs and thus refine student-centred views of teaching (Kane & Maw, 2005;Lee, Kim, & Chan, 2015;Smith & Gorard, 2006) that have been promoted in innovative mathematics instruction following the curriculum reforms in Taiwan and mainland China. Because of the teacherdirected view embedded in traditional Chinese culture, the power between students and teachers is unbalanced in these two education systems.…”

Research of readiness of pedagogical specialties students to teach in English

“…The student-centered approach can rightfully be considered one of the leading educational trends in recent decades. Thus, Singaporean scientists H. H. Lee, G. M. Lin Kim, L. L. Chan [8], put forward the assessment of teaching by students as a basic criterion for the preparation of an effective teacher. In their systemic and structural solutions.…”

“…The most rational item, in our opinion, in such an approach is the development by students of the most important characteristics of the quality of teaching, such as preparation and organization, knowledge, learning and thinking, enthusiasm and dedication. This research is potentially useful for teachers: knowing the teaching characteristics that matter to students can help teachers determine for themselves how to maintain and improve their teaching performance [8].…”