Use of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Survey to Evaluate Effectiveness of Teaching in a Leadership Course among Dental Students over Three Years

Table 1

Factor analysis of students’ evaluations of teaching.

	Factor 1 preparation and assessment	Factor 2 interaction with students	Factor 3 teaching and learning	Factor 4 preparedness of instructor
Clear presentations of course materials	0.757
Assignments, projects, activities, ... etc. are clear	0.656
Examples are used to simplify difficult points	0.667
Clear explanations of concepts and principles	0.657
Emphasize difficult points and facts	0.659
Examination questions are clear	0.472
Examination covers content emphasized by the instructor	0.523
Grading criteria are clear	0.403
Offer useful feedback on assignments, projects, activities	0.575
Offer useful feedback on tests	0.678
Instructor’s grading policy is fair	0.585
Use variety of assessment methods	0.534
Available outside the classroom for assisting students	0.506
Cares for students’ learning		0.663
Treat students with respect		0.719
Accept different viewpoints presented by students		0.733
Treat all students fairly		0.728
Flexible/open-minded when dealing with students		0.708
Effective use of class time			0.679
The class time is carefully planned			0.761
Effective classroom management			0.574
Use teaching aids and technology effectively			0.597
Present course materials at an appropriately paced sequence			0.535
Encourage students to seek knowledge from multiple resources			0.647
Motivate students to learn			0.628
The instructors are well-prepared in their course				0.593
The instructors are informative when responding to students’ questions				0.631
The instructors state goals and objectives clearly				0.518
Lectures are well organized				0.615
Eigenvalue	13.76	1.92	1.36	1.15
% of total variance	20.71	15.64	14	12.44
Total variance	62.80