Undergraduate Students' Perspectives of Essential Instructor Qualities

Autor/inn/en	Trammell, Beth A.; Aldrich, Rosalie S.
Titel	Undergraduate Students' Perspectives of Essential Instructor Qualities
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16 (2016) 1, S.15-30 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Undergraduate Students; Higher Education; Preferences; Student Attitudes; First Generation College Students; Teacher Attitudes; Classroom Environment; Student Experience; Expectation; Teacher Student Relationship; Academic Achievement; Personality; Introductory Courses; Statistical Analysis; School Holding Power; Student Characteristics; Teacher Characteristics; Likert Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Studienerfahrung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schulleistung; Personalität; Einführungskurs; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala
Abstract	There are many variables that impact a classroom experience including the instructor, the student, and the class itself. Much research has been done in the area of undergraduate student expectations and preferences for instructors, course format, etc. This paper explores how specific student characteristics such as first-generation status, age, class level, and format impact students' perception of what makes a good instructor. By understanding what instructor qualities these students appreciate, instructors can tailor their behavior to improve student learning and retention. Results suggest few differences within and between these groups of students. However, students had strong preferences for a high number of positive instructor characteristics, suggesting the possibility of overly optimistic and unrealistic preferences. Implications of this and suggestions for how instructors can better accommodate the preferences of students are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01