An analysis of the students’ needs and the relation between them, the level of satisfaction and the academic results
An analysis of the students’ needs and the relation between them, the level of satisfaction and the academic results

Summary/Abstract: The present study has focused on identifying the needs and the level of satisfaction of the students enrolled in thePsycho-pedagogical training program in view of certifying the teaching competencies, organized by the TeacherTraining Department, University of Craiova.The survey focused on the following criteria of satisfaction: the actuality and importance of the concepts taught, theirexplanation and understanding; the usefulness of the theory taught, its implementation; the teaching methods used; theexistence of information resources; the attitude of the teachers; the quality of the activities carried out within thepedagogical practice; the assessment and grading, the extracurricular opportunities offered by the study program.The methods used for data collection were the questionnaire-based survey and the focus-group interview, while thestatistical-mathematical processing required the use of the synthetic result tables and the certainty of the correlation.The graphical representation of the results was specially made through histograms and areolar diagrams.The data collected and analyzed led to the following observation: the attitude of the teachers towards the students is thedimension with the greatest impact on the adaptation of the student to the university environment and on the level ofsatisfaction regarding his/ her academic experience. On the other hand, the students’ level of satisfaction with regard tothe university studies represents an important psycho-pedagogical determinant of the involvement and the academicsuccess.

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