Evaluation of Teaching Performance of Dental College Lecturers in India

Madhumitha Thangaraj; Lubna Ali Mohammed

Madhumitha Thangaraj
Lubna Ali Mohammed

Abstract

The actual goal of teaching dental students is to help them learn important skills and enhance their knowledge to become proficient doctors in the future and offer proper care to patients. However, dental teachers do not acquire formal training as a teacher. It is important to assess the teaching performance of the dental lecturers for their professional growth and student success. Further, peer evaluation is also significant as it provides benefits to students and lecturers as well. Hence, the study focuses on determining the teaching performance of dental lecturers in Tamil Nadu, India. The data from 20 participants has been collected using peer observation. With the help of a thematic table, significant results have been determined, indicating the different characteristics of the well-prepared, partially prepared, and not-prepared lecturers.

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