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

Table 2

Students’ responses about the effectiveness of teaching.

Assessments and evaluation	Poor (%)	Moderate (%)	Good (%)
Examination questions are clear	4.9	21.1	74.1
Examination covers content emphasized by the instructor	1	18.4	80.5
Grading criteria are clear	3.7	15.7	80.6
Clear presentations of course materials	4.3	20.0	75.7
Assignments, projects, activities, ...etc. are clear	10.3	34.6	55.1
Examples are used to simplify difficult points	6.5	19.5	74.1
Clear explanations of concepts and principles	3.8	24.9	71.4
Emphasize difficult points and facts	5.9	30.3	63.7
Offer useful feedback on assignments, projects, activities	11.4	25.4	63.2
Offer useful feedback on tests	6	18.9	75.2
Instructor’s grading policy is fair	2.7	13.0	84.3
Use variety of assessment methods	1.6	18.9	79.5
Available outside the classroom for assisting students	2.1	13.5	84.3
Interaction with students
Care for students’ learning	2.1	9.2	88.7
Treat students with respect	2.2	3.8	94
Accept different viewpoints presented by students	1	4.9	94.1
Treat all students fairly	4.9	10.8	84.3
Flexible/open-minded when dealing with students	1.6	5.9	92.5
Teaching and learning
Effective use of class time	15.1	36.2	48.7
The class time is carefully planned	12.9	34.6	52.4
Effective classroom management	11.9	24.9	63.2
Use teaching aids and technology effectively	8.1	31.4	60.5
Present course materials at an appropriately paced sequence	3.3	23.2	73.5
Encourage students to seek knowledge from multiple resources	5.4	24.3	70.3
Motivate students to learn	5.4	22.7	71.9
Preparedness of instructor
The instructors are well-prepared in their course	0.5	7.6	91.9
The instructors are informative when responding to students’ questions	2.2	8.6	89.2
The instructors state goals and objectives clearly	2.2	11.4	86.5
Lectures are well organized	2.7	13.5	83.8