Evaluating University Students’ Perception of Lecturers’ Effectiveness in Southwest Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of higher education theory and practice Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 117 - 136
• Main Authors: Sanni, Kamorudeen Taiwo, Osiesi, Mensah Prince, Adeniran, Sunday Ade, Obateru, Oluwatoyin Tolu, Akomolafe, Oluwayemisi Damilola, Dikko, Basirat Olajumoke, Blignaut, Sylvan, Adekoya, Adebolu Folajimi, Aruleba, Adenike Lucia, Fajobi, Olutoyin Olufunke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West Palm Beach North American Business Press 2023
• Subjects: Affect (Psychology); Attitudes; College Students; Colleges & universities; Education; Fairs & exhibitions; Gender; Knowledge; Learning; Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Perceptions; Skills; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Universities; University faculty; University students; Nigeria
• ISSN: 2158-3595; 2158-3595
• DOI: 10.33423/jhetp.v23i12.6242

An adapted instrument tagged 'Students' Perception of Lecturers' Effectiveness Questionnaire', was used for data collection with Cronbach Alpha reliability indexes of 0.73, 0.77, and 0.81 respectively for the three effectiveness measures, while a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was used in collecting the qualitative data through an interview protocol. The following concepts/principles were provided by King and Watson (2010) for a broad definition of lecturers' effectiveness: being responsible for students' academic success and employment; believing in the potential of accomplished teaching, conversant with students' limitless potential; utilizing the theory of learning to inform accomplished teaching practice and student learning; having subject-matter expertise and the capacity to relate to students' real-world situations (p.177). Despite the import of students' perception and evaluation of lecturers' effectiveness in university education, assessment, and development; many Nigerian universities are yet to tap into this knowledge. What relationship exists among students' gender and their perception toward lecturers' cognitive, psychomotor and affective effectiveness? LITERATURE REVIEW Student evaluation of lecturers' teaching effectiveness is a method of collating instruction feedback, improving lecturers' teaching performance and educational standards (Joye & Wilson, 2015; Latip et al., 2019; Zerihun et al., 2012), consolidating their academic achievements (Orfan et al., 2020); thus, lecturers can obtain insightful formative feedback from their students through these assessments in the hopes of enhancing the quality of their instruction.