A comparative study of application measure of effective teaching components by faculty members of Isfahan University based on the results of Student's evaluation and professor's Self-evaluation

The evaluation of faculty member's effective teaching performance through student evaluation and teacher self-assessment is one of the most effective methods to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of educational performance, which can provide a platform for improving the quality of teaching professors. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the level of application of effective teaching components by faculty members of Isfahan University based on two approaches: "student evaluation" and "self-assessment of professors".
The present study was conducted in the first semester of the academic year of 2011-2013 using descriptive cross-sectional method. The statistical population of the study consisted of faculty members of Isfahan University of Humanities. 60 of them were participated in the study using available sampling method. Each faculty member was evaluated by herself and some of her classmates. Sample selection among the students was based on the total list of courses and classrooms of the participating instructors in the study. Three classrooms were selected randomly from each teacher and a total of 2,210 students participated in the study. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for teaching effective and data analysis was performed using SPSS 22 software and frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and independent T-test.
Independent T-test showed that the mean of student's evaluation scores was lower than the average of self- evaluation scores of faculty members in all 6 effective teaching components and the difference in meanings was also significant in all components (P ≤ 0.05). Also, the overall performance of teaching professors on basis of student's evaluation was at relatively desirable level, based on professor's self- evaluation results, at desired level.
Considering the different results obtained from the two approaches of evaluation of students and the self-assessment of professors in evaluating the effectiveness of teaching faculty members, it is necessary to evaluate the professor's teaching function in general, while strengthening the ability of faculty self-assessment and closer assessment of faculty members and students, The combination of the two approaches should be used to identify the strengths and weaknesses and improve the teaching performance of the professors.