A Three-Year Study of the Impact of Instructor Attitude, Enthusiasm, and Teaching Style on Student Learning in a Medicinal Chemistry Course

作者：Alsharif Naser Z^*; Qi Yongyue

来源：American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2014, 78(7): 132.

DOI：10.5688/ajpe787132

• instructor enthusiasm
• science courses
• medicinal chemistry
• student learning
• intrinsic motivation
• vitality
• teaching

Objective. To determine the effect of instructor attitude, enthusiasm, and teaching style on learning for distance and campus pharmacy students. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods. Over a 3-year period, distance and campus students enrolled in the spring semester of a medicinal chemistry course were asked to complete a survey instrument with questions related to instructor attitude, enthusiasm, and teaching style, as well as items to measure student intrinsic motivation and vitality. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. More positive responses were observed among distance students and older students. Gender did not impact student perspectives on 25 of the 26 survey questions. Student-related items were significantly correlated with instructor-related items. Also, student-related items and second-year cumulative grade point average were predictive of students%26apos; final course grades. Instructor enthusiasm demonstrated the highest correlation with student intrinsic motivation and vitality. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. While this study addresses the importance of content mastery and instructional methodologies, it focuses on issues related to instructor attitude, instructor enthusiasm, and teaching style, which all play a critical role in the learning process. Thus, instructors have a responsibility to evaluate, reevaluate, and analyze the above factors to address any related issues that impact the learning process, including their influence on professional students%26apos; intrinsic motivation and vitality, and ability to meet educational outcomes.

• 出版日期2014