The Effective Teacher’s Characteristics as Perceived by Students

Abstract

Students (N = 1,883) from 10 European countries answered a web questionnaire pertaining to three dimensions of what they expect and what they experience from their teachers. The dimensions were personality, classroom environment, and teaching style characteristics. Parametric statistics identified high communalities among variables, while gender, program type, and program level were found to have an influence on factor groupings. Overall, the gap between the expected and the experienced proved to be overwhelmingly significant.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the interest and support from the numerous EAIR members who enabled the data collection to be successful. The number of individuals involved is too great for them all to be listed—they are nonetheless acknowledged.

Notes

1. In this article, the words teacher, professor, instructor, and faculty member are used synonymously.