Good teaching and its evaluation from standpoint of the disciplines at the University

Abstract

This article provides a qualitative exploration on stakeholder’s thoughts about good teaching and faculty evaluation in different disciplines. Thus, on this studies result, future proposals for faculty evaluation could be considered. We used in-depth interviews for collecting data; its sources were eighteen professors and lecturers from thirteen fields of knowledge. Professors have an extensive experience: five years to twenty years as teachers or lecturers. In addition, some of the participants deal with the administrative duties at the University. The main results show that the good teaching and the faculty evaluation is associated with the professor ability for motivating students, to offer a stimulating learning environment, to connect students with their professions, to make disciples and to compliance with the institutional mission. Likewise, it is emphasized that faculty members should be evaluated by their capacity for mastering in the areas they teach, the willingness of them to educational innovation, teacher professional development, and most of all by the learning they promote.

Keywords

• enseñanza
• evaluación del docente
• enseñanza superior
• calidad de la educación
• aprendizaje
• motivación
• innovación pedagógica