In this multi-stage mixed-analysis study, the views of 437 Hispanic college students enrolled at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the Southwest of the USA were obtained concerning characteristics of effective middle-school teachers. Through the method of constant comparison (qualitative phase), 38 themes were determined to be present in…

A mixed analysis of the perceived characteristics of effective college faculty members was conducted through surveying 615 students, predominantly Hispanic, enrolled in courses at two southwest Hispanic-serving universities. Beliefs were identified that led to 29 prevailing themes: Knowledgeable; Understanding; Communication; Teaches Well; Caring;…

In this multi-stage mixed analysis study, the views of 437 Hispanic students enrolled at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the Southwest were obtained concerning characteristics of effective elementary school teachers. Through the method of constant comparison (qualitative phase), 20 dominant themes were determined to be present in respondents'…

The researchers conducted a sequential qualitative-quantitative mixed analysis of the characteristics of effective high school teachers as perceived by 615 college students, predominantly Hispanic, at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Qualitative analyses revealed the presence of 24 themes: Caring; Communication; Creative; Disciplinarian;…

This mixed methods study investigated the extent to which preservice teachers' discipline orientations are consistent with their perceptions of what makes an effective teacher. The study's first purpose was to determine whether preservice teachers tend to possess a predominant discipline style. The second purpose was to ascertain the degree to…

Studied the perceptions of 219 preservice teachers about the characteristics of effective teachers and investigated factors that may have influenced their responses. Identified six dominant themes, headed by student-centeredness and enthusiasm for teaching. Also established four profiles of student responses to these themes. (SLD)

Virtually all college teachers are required or expected to administer to their students some type of course evaluation instrument at one or more points during each course. These evaluation measures are based on what faculty and administrators consider to be characteristics of effective college teaching, with little or no input from students.…

Surveyed preservice teachers regarding their perceptions of effective teachers' characteristics and whether those perceptions were related to educational beliefs. Respondents believed that many characteristics reflected effective teaching (student centered, effective classroom and behavior manager, competent instructor, ethical, enthusiastic about…

In this study, a multi-stage mixed analysis was used to examine stories from 72 undergraduate teacher education students regarding their best and poorest K-5 teachers, alongside responses to Likert-format survey items. Participants expressed strong agreement with items derived from the literature concerning characteristics of effective teachers…

This study examined trends in teacher candidates' educational beliefs over time. Participants were 84 teacher education candidates enrolled in several sections of an introductory-level education class for education majors at a southeastern university. They were administered the Witcher-Travers Survey of Educational Beliefs (WTSEB) both on the…

As part of an ongoing study of statistics anxiety, 70 doctoral students at 2 research universities completed a Likert-type instrument asking them to rate from "not at all" (1) to "a great deal" (5) the extent to which 17 elements increased the anxiety and 20 elements decreased the anxiety that they experienced in educational research courses.…

This study used a multistage mixed-methods analysis to assess the content-related validity (i.e., item validity, sampling validity) and construct-related validity (i.e., substantive validity, structural validity, outcome validity, generalizability) of a teaching evaluation form (TEF) by examining students' perceptions of characteristics of…

This study examined preservice teachers' perceptions of characteristics of effective teachers, as well as whether these perceptions were influenced by educational beliefs (i.e., progressive versus transmissive). Data for the study were collected from 134 preservice teachers enrolled in several sections of an introductory-level education class for…

This study examined characteristics associated with teachers' views on discipline, comparing discipline styles based upon gender, ethnicity, age, years of experience, inservice versus preservice status, school level, and number of offspring. Participants were 201 predominantly white and predominantly female students at a large university who were…

This study determined preservice teachers' perceptions about the characteristics of effective teachers and investigated factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, age, year of study, area of specialization, and parental status) that may have influenced their responses. Participants were 219 students attending a large mid-Southern university. The students…