Perception of Undergraduate Rehabilitation and Nursing Students of Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan, Regarding an Effective Teacher: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: Effective teaching is crucial in medical education, where instructor's performance and personality attributes significantly impact student learning.Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the perception of students of Khyber Medical University (KMU) regarding teachers' most and least effective attributes.Methodology: A cross-sectional survey of 288 undergraduate students was conducted in constituent institutes of KMU, Peshawar.Undergraduate students of any gender from the 2nd year to the final year were allowed in this survey after taking their written informed consent.One-way ANOVA and Tukey test were used to identify the differences among institutes.Results: Performance attributes (M=4.39 0.48) were more important than personality attributes (M=4.29 0.53) to the students.The top 3 performance items were: Expert on the subject, facilitation of students' learning and desire to promote students' learning.The top 3 personality items were: Helpful, punctual and good communication skills.Uniform marking and not being strict/showing leniency were the least valued.Conclusion: Performance attributes were found to be more important than personality.However, there were some highly endorsed personality attributes, which show that students want their learning needs to be met and desire some personality attributes which make a teacher effective.