Table 4 Association of effectiveness of this course with teachers, graduate students and organizational factors (n = 440)
Measures | Teaching effectiveness | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n, %) | No (n, %) | |||
Teachers factors | ||||
Knowledge level | ||||
High | 390(92.9) | 9(45.0) | 46.236 | 0.000 |
Medium | 30(7.1) | 11(55.0) | ||
Teaching style | ||||
High | 297(70.7) | 8(40.0) | 12.419 | 0.002 |
Medium | 116(27.6) | 10(50.0) | ||
Poor | 7(1.7) | 2(10.0) | ||
Individualized teaching | ||||
High | 248(59.0) | 6(30.0) | 17.644 | 0.000 |
Medium | 159(37.9) | 10(50.0) | ||
Poor | 13(3.1) | 4(20.0) | ||
Logical teaching | ||||
High | 333(79.5) | 14(70.0) | 2.422 | 0.298 |
Medium | 83(19.8) | 5(25.0) | ||
Poor | 3(0.7) | 1(5.0) | ||
Heuristic teaching | ||||
High | 279(66.4) | 3(15.0) | 43.515 | 0.000 |
Medium | 128(30.5) | 11(55.0) | ||
Poor | 13(3.1) | 6(30.0) | ||
Literature difficulty | ||||
High | 84(20.0) | 6(25.0) | 1.256 | 0.534 |
Medium | 242(57.6) | 10(45.0) | ||
Poor | 94(22.4) | 4(30.0) | ||
Bilingual teaching | ||||
Chinese | 80(19.3) | 3(15.0) | 0.231 | 0.631 |
Chinese-English | 334(80.7) | 17(85.0) | ||
Student factors | ||||
Gender | ||||
Male | 179(97.3) | 241(94.1) | 2.436 | 0.119 |
Female | 5(2.1) | 15(5.9) | ||
Attitude toward Studying | ||||
Positive | 411(97.4) | 11(55.0) | 78.781 | 0.000 |
Negative | 9(2.1) | 9(45.0) | ||
Times of preview | ||||
< 1 time | 3(0.7) | 14(70.0) | 86.431 | 0.000 |
1 time | 94(22.4) | 3(15.0) | ||
2~3 times | 301(71.7) | 3 (15.0) | ||
> 3 times | 20(4.8) | 0(0) | ||
English level | ||||
CET 4 | 80(19.0) | 4(20.0) | 0.011 | 0.916 |
CET 6 | 340(81.0) | 16(80.0) | ||
Organizational factors | ||||
Management | ||||
High | 264(63.0) | 7(35.0) | 6.608 | 0.037 |
Medium | 141(33.7) | 11(55.0) | ||
Poor | 14(3.3) | 2(10.0) | ||