EDU 555 CURRICULUM AND

INSTRUCTION

Qualities of An
Effective Teacher
(Joan Dean, 2000)

Associate Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar Ibrahim

Faculty of Education, UiTM
Email: abuba710@salam.uitm.edu.my
h/p: 017-8781135

Qualities of An Effective
Teacher (Joan Dean,
2000)
Effective teachers prepare well and have clear
goals for their teaching.
They aim to make as much teaching contact with
all their students as possible.
They aim to that students spend as much time
profitable on task as possible.

 They have high expectations for all their students.

They make clear presentations which match the
level of the students.
They structure work well and tell students the
purpose of the work they are doing and the targets
they hope the students will achieve.

 They are flexible in varying teaching behaviour and

activities.
They use many higher order questions which
demand thinking on the part of the students.
They give frequent feedback to students about how
they are doing.
They make appropriate use of praise for both
achievement and behaviour.

 They reflect on the work they and the students

have done and evaluate progress towards goals.
They keep good records of the attainment and
progress of individual students and these are
shared and used.
Progress in learning is constantly assessed.
Their classrooms are well-organised, ordered and
attractive.