Faculty and students' views of teaching effectiveness in the United States, China, and South Africa

Instructors and students from universities in the United Stales, South Afri ca, and China completed a survey concerning effective teaching. We conducte d a 3 (university location) x 3 (respondent type) MANOVA with 3 scab develo ped from a factor analysis. Consistent with past studies (e.g., Divoky & Ro thermel, 1988), a high degree of similarity in views of teaching effectiven ess was found between instructors and students on items concerning preparat ion, evaluation, presentation, and opportunities for student inquiry, sugge sting that instructors and students use the same criteria for rating teachi ng effectiveness. However, differences among respondents from the 3 countri es were found, suggesting the need for cross-cultural research in the defin ition and evaluation of effective teaching.