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What is a good teaching department? Survey Report

A cumulative response to a survey presented in the October issue of ITL is presented below. While the survey was not designed to be a 'rigorous' instrument, it was intended to provoke reflection and possible comment. Further contributions are invited from the University community.

Responses:30

The department...

1. (Item Q01) that is recognised informally as having a strong interest in teaching.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
10
7
7
1
5
0
0
2.47

Chart of Q1 Responses

2. (Item Q02) whose staff have won the most internal and external awards for teaching or grants for teaching innovations.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
1
8
10
9
2
0
0
3.1

Chart of Q2 Responses

3. (Item Q03) that knows the theory of teaching in a higher education context, that knows the pedagogy.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
4
5
11
7
3
0
0
3.00

Chart of Q3 Responses

4. (Item Q04) where most staff have undergone training in how to teach.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
9
6
9
2
4
0
0
2.53

Chart of Q4 Responses

5. (Item Q05) that has no poor teachers.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
8
9
7
3
3
0
0
2.47

Chart of Q5 Responses

6. (Item Q06) where teaching is encouraged and enjoyed.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
18
7
1
2
2
0
0
1.77

Chart of Q6 Responses

7. (Item Q07) that can articulate a convincing case as a 'good teaching department'.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
7
6
6
7
4
0
0
2.83

Chart of Q7 Responses

8. (Item Q08) that has the structures in place to improve the likelihood that good teaching will take place.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
17
6
3
2
2
0
0
1.87

Chart of Q8 Responses

9. (Item Q09) that scores highest, relative to like departments in other australian universities, on the national Course Experience Questionnaire.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
2
9
11
3
3
2
0
2.86

Chart of Q9 Responses

10. (Item Q10) that makes most effective use of multimedia in teaching.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
2
4
14
6
3
1
0
3.14

Chart of Q10 Responses

11. (Item Q11) that offers flexible opportunities for students to learn.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
10
13
3
3
1
0
0
2.07

Chart of Q11 Responses

12. (Item Q12) whose students learn most.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
16
5
4
4
0
1
0
1.86

Chart of Q12 Responses

13. (Item Q13) whose students are given the skills and interests to progress beyond their initial education, on a course of life-long learning.

Rating
1(=v.imp)
2
3
4
5(=not imp.)
No resp.
Not relvt.
Mean

Freq.
21
5
2
0
2
0
0
1.57

Chart of Q13 Responses

Readers interested in contributing to this survey should see the ITL article What is a good teaching department?

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