Professors from the Perspective of Their Students: A Field Study at the Faculty of Education, Omar Al-Mukhtar University.

Abstract

The current study aimed to develop a tool to evaluate the teaching performance of university professors at the College of Education, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, from the perspective of their students, and to assess their performance through this tool. To achieve this goal, the researcher developed the study tool after reviewing a wide range of literature and previous studies on the subject. The final form of the tool consisted of (5) domains comprising (66) items. The study sample consisted of (139) male and female students distributed across the college's thirteen departments and sections. The researcher used the necessary statistical methods. The study reached several results, the most important of which are: (50) items of the tool indicate an "excellent" level of teaching performance for the professor of the "General Teaching Methods" course, while (15) items indicate a "very good" level, and one item indicates a "good" level. None of the items indicated an "acceptable" or "weak" level. The study made several recommendations, most notably the need for course instructors to consider the following: linking their course material to other fields, identifying necessary sources and references for the course, assigning students additional readings in preparation for the lecture, and other recommendations. The study also suggested conducting further similar studies within and outside the university's colleges, using the current study tool.