On College Teaching. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.15.05

On College Teaching. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.15.05

A survey of 2800 teachers from 33 two- and four-year colleges shows markedly different perceptions of teaching goals and roles. The most significant differences occurred across fields of study. For example, whereas 55 percent of the science teachers said they were primarily concerned about teaching...

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Veröffentlicht in:Center for Studies in Higher Education 2005
1. Verfasser: Cross, K. Patricia
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
College Faculty
College Instruction
English Teachers
Science Teachers
Teacher Attitudes
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Zusammenfassung:A survey of 2800 teachers from 33 two- and four-year colleges shows markedly different perceptions of teaching goals and roles. The most significant differences occurred across fields of study. For example, whereas 55 percent of the science teachers said they were primarily concerned about teaching students the facts and principles of their subject matter, only 17 percent of the English teachers saw mastery of subject matter as their primary goal. These and other findings are related to research on college teaching, and suggestions are offered for applying findings to classroom teaching. (Contains 4 tables.) [A version of this paper was published in "Journal of Engineering Education" (January 1993): 1-12.]