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What Factors Affect Education Quality in Higher Education?: February 2018
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Abstract- Assessing the work quality of faculty member as the teachers of higher education of the country is one of the most
important issues considering factors affecting the effectiveness of teaching. Hence, this study aimed to determine the factors
affecting the teaching quality.In the present review study conducted by systematic method, the studies during the years 2000-
2014 AD were collected, reviewed, systematized and then compared. Finally, 56 articles related to the purpose of the study
were identified and selected. The 56 selected articles were carefully studied and the factors effective in educational
evaluation of professors were extracted. Based on the systematic review results, 14 dimension have been effective in
educational evaluation of professors.
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meeting the criteria for entering this study were Different criteria can be considered in professor
prepared and reviewed in this review. In the next evaluation and educational status, for example, in the
step, the text of the articles were reviewed and their teaching process it is not only professor's experiences
results were extracted .The result of the search was and scientific views that are effective, but is his total
832 articles which the articles with the most personality that is effective on creating conditions of
relevance to the study purposes were selected learning, change and transformation in learners. The
according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. For findings of Alavi and his colleague's study clarified
this purpose, the titles of all articles were reviewed at too that from the perspective of nursing students,
the first stage and 530 articles were excluded due to good personality, strong communication skill and
the titles not related with research objectives and 54 appropriate clinical skill are the most important
articles due to being repeated.In the second step, the characteristics of clinical trainers (42). But in this
abstract of 248 articles remaining from the previous study only the issue of teaching quality is addressed
step were investigated and 192 articles further were that includes items such as appropriate learning
excluded from the study due to lack of reference to resources, new scientific topics, proper expression,
professors evaluation. Finally, 56 articles related to appropriate lesson plans, etc.
the research objectives were identified and selected.
The 56 selected articles were carefully studied and Investigating the characteristics of of a good
The factors effective in educational assessment of professor from the students' perspective causes that
professors were extracted and summarized in the professor sees himself from view of others, evaluates
table1.Based on the systematic review results, 50 himself and try to improve himself, because one side
factors effective in the evaluation of professors were of quality is the function of audiences and observers'
extracted and the 14 dimensions identified in the opinion who themselves interpret the quality and
professor's assessment ( table 1 ). define it according to their views and opinion(43).
2.2:Extraction of data, variables and data The item "During teaching, professor uses
analysis: appropriate educational assistive instruments" had a
For reviewing the articles, the "data extraction form" low mean.
designed by the researcher based on the purpose of
the research, was used. This form included some The importance of appropriate educational assistive
sections of characteristics of each article: the author, instruments is more in universities of medical
the year of publication, the purpose of the article, the sciences and clinical environments. Attention to the
type of study, the method of conducting the study and use of appropriate educational assistive instruments in
the results and outputs of the articles. At this stage, the clinical setting corresponds with the study of
two researchers participated for selecting the contents Dehghani and colleagues (44), in which more than
and extracting the data. The main characteristics of 71% of students were dissatisfied with clinical
the studies and their results are summarized educational assistive facilities. Studies have shown
according to the variables below. that the trainers who are familiar with new teaching
methods play an important role in students learning
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (45). Improving the teaching quality is not possible
except by reinforcement of scientific aspects and
Table 1: factors affect education quality using items such as eloquent expression. But in this
study "professor has provided an appropriate
explanation of the importance of lesson" has a mean
average. Although in the item " professors' verbal
skills and explain of course material was appropriate
" the studied university were better.
In this study, the professor's on-time presence in class
is noted in the item “Professor's teaching quality and
student learning is affected by the classes time”. Also
Richardson in a study showed that from the view of
medical science students, the availability of
professors and from the view of professors,
professor's on-time presence in classroom are of the
most important characteristics of a good
professor(46). Based on the results obtained, none of
the items examined in this study were desirable, but
all fields were at a medium level. Hence it is
necessary that interventional and educational
programs regarding the reinforcement of professors'
educational quality is designes by the university
studied.
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