| Abstract: | 51 Papua New Guinea undergraduate mathematics students evaluated the performance of their mathematics lecturers by completing a survey previously used with US and Australian students (H. W. Marsh, 1981). Facets in the survey included enthusiasm, organization, group interaction, individual rapport, examinations, assignments, workload, breadth of coverage, and learning value. Results show that Ss in the present study differed from Western students in their perception of what is required in a lecturer's performance. These Ss from a developing country did not distinguish between the quality of organization of the lecture and the rapport created between lecturer and Ss, as did students from developed countries. It is suggested that lecturers in developing countries should be person-oriented to be effective. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
