2021 Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Reports
2021
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A Student Perspective on Excellence in Undergraduate-Mathematics Instruction
Page: 180
The question of what high-quality undergraduate-mathematics instruction entails has been examined in prior studies mainly by directly analyzing lecturers’ teaching practices. The current exploratory study aims to provide a complementary angle by inquiring into a student perspective on this topic. Based on student-centered data consisting of interviews and questionnaires, the findings point towards 8 characteristics of “excellent lecturers” as perceived by undergraduate students. These provide student-driven support for some of the prior lecture-centered research claims, though also highlight the importance students attribute to the affective dimension in teaching, which has not yet received sufficient research attention.