Prioritization of the Effective Teaching Parameters; Comparing the Viewpoints of Students and Teachers of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

To determine the effective teaching factors managers، colleagues، teachers’ self-assessment and students'' opinions can be used. The purpose of this study was to compare and prioritizing the effective teaching indicators from teachers and students’ view point. Instrument & In this cross-sectional study، 60 faculty members and 385 students from Nursing، Midwifery، Health and Paramedical، and Medical Sciences Schools of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences were entered in the study using simple random sampling in 2012-13. Data gathered by bipartite questionnaire containing demographic and prioritizing the most important indicators of effective teaching in four areas of scholarship، teaching methods، the power of communication and personality. Data were collected by SPSS 15 software using descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-square test). From teachers and students’ view point scholarship in the area of science and technology features، clear transmission of the content in teaching method، justice in evaluating in the area of relationship power and clear and simple expression in the area of personality traits had the highest priority. In the characteristics of knowledge (p=0. 0004)، teaching design (p=0. 0001)، easy access to the teacher (p=0. 003)، generating motivation (p=0. 0001) and re-explanation of the content (p=0. 003) there was no significant difference between teachers and students. From the viewpoint of teachers and students، knowledge characteristics، clear transferring of the contents، justice in evaluating، clear and simple explanation have the highest priority to the of effective teaching aspects. Comparing the priorities in each areas، there are some differences among students and teachers’ view point.