International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences

  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Students’ evaluation on teaching performance of lecturers in an academic department at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), Zimbabwe

  • Author:
  • Precious Mahlatini1, Constantine Pedzisai2, Maria Tsvere3, Godwin Mavhima4
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 8 to 21

1Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

2Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

3Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

4Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

Online published on 30 November, 2019.

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Department of Environmental Science at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe with the aim of investigating students’ perceptions regarding the quality of their lecturers’ teaching practice. A quantitative survey which used the M ISO quality standard to rate the responses of 100 students who were registered for the Bachelor of Environmental Science & Technology degree was employed. The study findings revealed that lecturers’ performance was rated excellent with regards to coming to class on time, demonstrating knowledge of subject matter, indicating the direction of the course and marking and returning assignments timeously. The study concluded that, although students were satisfied with the quality of their lecturers’ teaching practice, there was need to improve on lecture pacing, organization of practicals and lecturers’ degree of interaction with students outside classrooms so as to improve on performance.

Keywords

Teaching, perceptions, evaluation, performance