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Characteristics of the Capable Teacher from the Viewpoint of the Students at Faculty of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2013

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Fardin Mehrabian 1, Zeanab Dadashkhah 2, Zeanab Karimi 3,*, Afsaneh Rafizadeh 3, Katayoun Slemi 3
1Dept. of Health Education, School of Public Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
2School of Public Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Andorra
3School of Public Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Zeanab Karimi , School of Public Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran, Tel: +981313234155 Email: z_karimi9069@yahoo.com

Educational Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 3, issue 1; e79664
Published online:Dec 02, 2014
Article type:Discussion
Received:Mar 20, 2014
Accepted:Jun 10, 2014
How to Cite:Mehrabian F, Dadashkhah Z, Karimi Z, Rafizadeh A, Slemi K. Characteristics of the Capable Teacher from the Viewpoint of the Students at Faculty of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2013. Educ Res Med Sci. 2014;3(1):e79664. doi:

Abstract

Teachers are responsible for teaching the students, and improving the teaching quality plays an essential role in the efficiency of the student and teacher. The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a total research sample of 220 people that investigated the characteristics of the capable teacher from the viewpoint of the students at faculty of health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences using census method. Data collection tool  was a 24-item questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was determined through content validity and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach’s alpha (r=0.87). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics. The most important characteristics of capable teachers from the viewpoint of the students included being knowledgable  (90.5%), interest in teaching (78.9%), eloquent presentation (77.3%), accepting criticism (75.5%) and flexibility (71.4%), respectively. It is necessary to take these characteristics into consideration while recruiting  the faculty members and planning for faculty developement programms.

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