Conceptions of professionally important skills and qualities of a teacher among students

Psychology

Abstract

The study of aspects of university’s educational environment is presented. Its characteristics and specificity are studied. The substantial discrepancies in conceptions of professionally important skills of a teacher both among students and teachers are established. Students indicate following as significant skills and qualities of a teacher: knowledge of one’s own subject, spacious mind, proficiency in teaching methods; at the same time, teachers denote competence, knowledge of one’s own subject, personality traits relevant to teaching process management (e.g., punctuality, responsibility), communication skills (e.g., interaction with audience).