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and promoting classroom discussion and critical thinking to be more important than
did students. However, students believed being confident was more important for
faculty teaching face-to-face courses (see Table 3).

Table 3

TBC Comparison in Face-to-Face Course Settings
Students Faculty
TBC Characteristic Mean SD Mean SD
Confident 3.23 1.45 2.54 0.53
Establish daily and academic term goals 3.85 1.05 4.28 0.64
Knowledgeable about subject matter 4.58 0.58 4.82 0.39
Prepared 4.23 0.71 4.54 0.58
Present current information 3.92 0.85 4.36 0.69
Professional 3.27 1.12 4.08 0.88
Promote class discussion 3.31 1.23 4.22 0.74
Promote critical thinking 3.65 1.13 4.46 0.61
Respectful 4.46 0.58 4.73 0.45

Comparison of Students’ and Faculty’s Expectations of Instructors’
Behaviors in Online Course Settings
In online course settings, a significant difference of expectations of instructors
was found between students and faculty for being enthusiastic about teaching and
about topic (F (1, 69) = 13.4, p < .001); establishing daily and academic term goals (F (1,
= 6, p = .017); being a good listener (F = 10.45, p = .002); being prepared
69) (1, 69)
(F (1, 67) = 5.3, p -.024); being professional (F (1, 67) = 8.32, p = .005); promoting
class discussion (F (1, 67) = 19.94, p < .001); promoting critical thinking (F (1, 67) =
9.62, p < .001); and providing well-managed class time (F (1, 67) = 9,06, p =.004).
Table 4 supports the conclusion that faculty believed the above characteristics more
important for online instructors than did students.

Table 4

TBC Comparison in Online Course Settings
Students Faculty

TBC Characteristic Mean SD Mean SD
Enthusiastic about teaching and about subject 3.00 1.41 3.13 1.44
Establish daily and academic term goals 3.96 1.12 4.46 0.59
Knowledgeable about subject matter 4.71 0.46 4.87 0.34
Prepared 4.30 0.82 4.67 0.48
Present current information 4.17 0.89 4.49 0.66
Professional 3.22 1.2 3.96 0.88
Promote class discussion 3.26 1.14 4.24 0.68
Promote critical thinking 3.78 1.09 4.58 0.58
Respectful 4.57 0.51 4.76 0.44

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