GOOD TEACHER

STUDENT’S PERCEPTION ABOUT TOP QUALITIES IN HEALTH SCIENCES

Abstract

Background: The enriched learning and effective teaching is one of necessary
aspect to develop competent health professionals. In literature number of studies presents
the best qualities of an effective teacher. There are different descriptive surveys depicting
the rating of student and expert professional opinion. Objectives: The purpose of this study
was to determine the top qualities of a good teacher in health sciences. Materials and Study
Design: A descriptive cross sectional study. Methods: Setting: Riphah College of rehabilitation
sciences. Period: January – February 2014. Methods: 179 students were recruited in sample.
A structured questionnaire was prepared and twenty qualities were selected after the detail
review of literature. A scale ranging from 1 to 5 were described against each qualities from
strongly disagree to strongly agree. Results: The result showed that the top qualities ranked
by the students were effective communication skills score 112, encourage students 103, sound
knowledge 100 and good presentation skills 99. The lowest score qualities were constructive
criticism 28 and sense of humor 53. The 49% students want to be teacher while 51% don’t
want to be teacher in future. Conclusion: A good teacher has vital role in producing a good
student. According to the perception of students a good teacher must have strong and effective
communication skill, ability to motivate students and must have sound knowledge of subjects.
This study suggests the basic training program for teacher to enhance the student teacher
relationship. Further study should be done to explore the teacher’s perception of a good teacher.