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- Title
Views of students on qualities expected of their lecturers: a case study of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo city, Nigeria.
- Authors
Iguodala, Wilfred Aghahekokhian; Okonofua, Friday Ebodaghe; Adejumo, Oluseyi Ademola; Okunlola, Oluyemi Adewole
- Abstract
Although the assessment of teachers by students has been introduced into tertiary educational development in Nigeria, very limited information exists on students' expectations of their teachers. We investigated this component among a cohort of newly admitted students at the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo State, South-West Nigeria. This was a descriptive quantitative study consisting of a community-interactive session with students at the 100 and 200 levels of the University. Three hundred (300) students participated in the session. We first explained the purpose of the study. Thereafter, the students individually completed a semi-structured questionnaire that elicited information on their views on the qualities they expected of their lecturers. The results were analyzed quantitatively with SPSS version 21. Of the 300 students, 204 (64.0%) completed the questionnaire. Friendliness and congeniality (46.1%), good classroom management (38.7%), good sense of humor (36.3%), good communication skills (33.3%) and expertise (32.8%) were the five most desirable qualities of good lecturers listed by the students. By contrast, the five qualities which rated lowest in the assessment were equity (4.4%), mentoring capacity (4.9%), enthusiasm (6.9%), encouraging students to succeed (7.8%) and approachability (8.3%). We conclude that students at the University of Medical Sciences look out for personal social relationships with their teachers during curricular delivery. We recommend that approaches to address these concerns should be incorporated into the design of training programs for teachers and in protocols for students' evaluation of teachers in this university and others in similar circumstances.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; MEDICAL sciences; STUDENT evaluation of teachers; COLLEGE teachers; LECTURERS; MEDICAL science education
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 35, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2020.35.64.16597