Teachers effectiveness on student assessment of teachers and the course

One of the important aspects of education is evaluation which is influenced by various factors. To assess teachers' effectiveness on student evaluation of teacher and course. 290 students of Qazvin medical university [2000-2001] in four classes with four different teachers took part in this research. They filled in a questionnaire containing 10 questions at the beginning of semester before instruction and at the last session. The results indicated that students selected the choice "very much" more frequently at the last session in comparison with the first day of the semester. The score for judgment on a good teacher [characteristics of teachers and criteria of a good teacher] was 4.5 times higher in comparison with the beginning of the semester. Teacher can be considered as an effective factor for students' concept toward the course and themselves

Attitude of dentistry students at clinical sections of Qazvin Medical University towards the application of basic sciences courses

Students, as future builders of community, are able to present valuable views for educational programs and learning process. To survey the attitude of Qazvin dentistry students at clinical sections toward the application of basic sciences courses. 75 dentistry students at clinical section filled out a questionnaire. The statistical data was obtained and the courses of basic sciences were divided into three groups high, medium and low. Qazvin dentistry students believed that the courses of anatomy of head and neck, specialized English and pharmacology have the most application and the courses of metabolism biochemistry, structural biochemistry and medical physics have the least application in the clinical courses. Regarding future needs of dentists, changes in the educational programming seem to be essential