Teaching Techniques and Students’ Satisfaction in Tertiary Education: A Study from Bangladesh

Abstract

This study attempts to assess the impact of teaching techniques on students’ satisfaction in tertiary education of Bangladesh. The study was carried out in Khulna University following survey research design. A total of 343 undergraduate students who were selected following multistage random sampling participated in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire containing both open- and close-ended items has been used for data collection. Findings reveal that most of the students were moderately satisfied and the satisfaction level was found to be associated with proper management of class time, fair grading system of the teacher, available course outline, friendly interaction with students although teaching method in that order such as presentation of lecture, clarity of concepts, use of teaching aids in the class, formative assessment strategies and teachers’ care for students’ learning did not have any significant impact on students’ satisfaction in this study. Besides, although academic achievement and type of school\ influenced their level of satisfaction, students’ age, sex and year of study did not influence their satisfaction level.