Assessing the Quality of Teaching Process; Lamerd School of Nursing
Hashemi S.A.* PhD, Abbasi A.1 MSc
*Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran 1Educational Administration Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Aims: Today, the quality improvement is at the head of the organization duties and their main concern. Identifying strengths and weaknesses, identifying opportunities and threats and efforts to improve the situation and achieve favorable status and earn top spot are the most important tasks of organizations, including universities. This study aimed to assess the quality of the teaching process in Lamerd nursing faculty from the viewpoint of students. Instrument & Methods: This descriptive-survey study was performed in 95 nursing students of Lamerd nursing faculty who were entered to the study by census method. Data gathering tool was the researcher-made questionnaire of professors’ quality assessment. Data analysis was done by MANOVA method. Findings: From the viewpoint of students, teaching quality of teaching was not good in all studied elements. There were significant differences in “Technology selection” between the viewpoints of 2012 and 2014 entered students (p=0.001) and also in “assessment and evaluation” between the viewpoints of 2012 and 2013 entered students (p=0.03). There were also significant differences in classroom management (p=0.008), the dynamics of learning (p=0.02) and assessment and evaluation (p=0.01) between boys and girls. Conclusion: The quality of teaching is lower than average in targets selection, class management, learning strategy, content regulation, the dynamics of learning, technology selection and assessment and evaluation in Lamerd nursing faculty from the viewpoint of students.
Keywords:
Teaching [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013663]
Students, Nursing [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013338]
Nursing [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68009729]
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