GOOD TEACHER

Abstract

Background: The enriched learning and effective teaching is one of necessaryaspect to develop competent health professionals. In literature number of studies presentsthe best qualities of an effective teacher. There are different descriptive surveys depictingthe rating of student and expert professional opinion. Objectives: The purpose of this studywas to determine the top qualities of a good teacher in health sciences. Materials and StudyDesign: A descriptive cross sectional study. Methods: Setting: Riphah College of rehabilitationsciences. Period: January – February 2014. Methods: 179 students were recruited in sample.A structured questionnaire was prepared and twenty qualities were selected after the detailreview of literature. A scale ranging from 1 to 5 were described against each qualities fromstrongly disagree to strongly agree. Results: The result showed that the top qualities rankedby the students were effective communication skills score 112, encourage students 103, soundknowledge 100 and good presentation skills 99. The lowest score qualities were constructivecriticism 28 and sense of humor 53. The 49% students want to be teacher while 51% don’twant to be teacher in future. Conclusion: A good teacher has vital role in producing a goodstudent. According to the perception of students a good teacher must have strong and effectivecommunication 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 teacherrelationship. Further study should be done to explore the teacher’s perception of a good teacher.