Factors Influencing Quality Teaching in Higher Education

Abstract

       The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of faculty behavior, student-faculty interaction, collaborative teaching techniques, enriching educational activities, and instructor creativity in ensuring quality teaching in higher education. Implemented successfully, the above-mentioned indicators may serve the higher education sector. Moreover, and discussed separately in this paper, the added value of each sets a criterion for quality teaching in the average classroom. First, faculty behavior, when dealing with students, has reported gains in institutional characteristics and practices. Second, appropriate and efficient student-faculty interaction in the classroom has also been reported to positively impact student perception of the learning experience, providing gains in personal/social development, and allowing active learning to take place. Third, the use of collaborative learning has actively engaged students in the learning process, rendering it of quality and of high caliber.