Dutch Secondary School Students' Perceptions of Good Teaching

• In Event: Studies in Learning Environments in a Secondary School Context

Abstract

Although student assessments are frequently used for evaluating teaching behavior, they are mainly in Likert-scale or categorical forms, which precludes students from freely expressing their perceptions of teaching. Drawing on a mixed-methods design, this study aims to capture students’ perceptions of good teaching using an open-ended question. We surveyed 277 secondary education students to give their opinions about “good” teaching. The qualitative content analysis revealed 11 teaching behavior domains, six of which correspond to previously established observable effective teaching domains. Students mentioned Clarity of Instruction most frequently, followed by Activating Teaching and Differentiation. Likeable Characteristics had the fifth-highest frequency score. These findings extend the knowledge of how to conceptualize teaching quality based on the insights from students’ perspectives more comprehensively.

Authors

• Bilge Gencoglu, University of Groningen
  Presenting Author

• Michelle Helms-Lorenz, University of Groningen
  Non-Presenting Author

• Ridwan Maulana, University of Groningen
  Non-Presenting Author

• Ellen Jansen
  Non-Presenting Author