Student Perspective on the Instructional Process in Higher Education

AbstractThis study shows the opinions of young adult students of different specializations, attending full-time and part-time courses of “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Romania, during the academic years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. The subjects answered the several questions regarding the roles of teachers in higher education, the qualities of a teacher, the effectiveness of assessment and teaching methods, ways to improve the quality of teaching performance time and so on. The conducted study shows a strong student sense of science identity in terms of the student-professor relationship and identifies the areas of strength and weakness in student-teacher interaction and offers insights that can lead to more accurate assessments of student responses