Students’ Perception of a
Good Teacher--A study of Student Evaluation
Li Rongzhen
(李戎真)
We all desire to be good teachers.
However, what attributes and what methods should we practice, in order to be
good teachers? Which skills and qualities--do students think necessary--are the
ones a good teacher should have? Should a language teacher always cater to the
students’ demands? How a teacher can motivate students by classroom teaching?
Will a student’s teaching expectations change, when their language ability
advances from the beginner to intermediate stage? If the answer is yes, what
types of changes are to be expected?
This presentation will
discuss these questions based upon a study of student evaluation from two
American College Chinese language programs, and a summer abroad program. The
evaluations used consisted of multiple-choice questions together with essay
questions.