Factors Affecting Teaching Quality of Faculty Members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University from Student's and Graduate's Perspective

Education and especially higher education has significant role in society development in various dimensions. Indubitably, faculty members are important determinant of success and effectiveness of higher education system and universities. Continuous evaluation of faculty members’ work quality causes to maintain motivation and obviates defections. This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting teaching quality of faculty members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University from students’ and graduates’ perspective, from 2009 to 2013. This study was a descriptive-correlational research and survey research was used for data gathering. The whole 109 faculty members in this time period included in this study. Data gathering instruments were standard questionnaires of University Evaluation Department which its validity and reliability already have been confirmed. Longitude analysis using repeated measure ANOVA revealed that there was significant difference between teaching quality of faculty members from students’ perspectivein ten semesters, and in overall, changes had upward trend. Also, based on regression result, scientific grade, total written articles, and age had the greatest effect on predicting students’ evaluation scores. Moreover; variables such as scientific grade, courses taught and work experience had the main role in predicting graduates’ evaluation scores.