Table 1 Distribution of respondents according to field, age, designation, gender, cultural background and teaching experience in years (n = 57)
From: Qualities of an effective teacher: what do medical teachers think?
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Discipline | Â |
Medicine | 44 (77.2) |
Dentistry | 13 (22.8) |
Age(years) | Â |
29 – 39 | 21 (36.8) |
40 – 49 | 16 (28.1) |
≥ 50 | 20 (35.1) |
Range = 29 - 73 |  |
Designation | Â |
Professor | 17 (29.8) |
Associate Professor | 23 (40.4) |
Assistant Professor | 17 (29.8) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 44 (77.2) |
Female | 13 (22.8) |
Cultural Background | Â |
Indian | 33 (57.9) |
Malaysian | 10 (17.5) |
Myanmar | 9 (15.8) |
Sri Lankan | 5 (8.8) |
Teaching experience(years) | Â |
1 – 9 | 27 (47.4) |
10 – 19 | 17 (29.8) |
≥ 20 | 13 (22.8) |
Range = 1 - 32 |  |