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CRUZ-DELGADO, Daniela; TORRES-RAMIREZ, Estela; LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ, Juan  e  LIRA-URIBE, Juan Enrique. The perception of the great teacher in university: the case of a polytech university of mexico. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.22, e064.  Epub 20-Set-2021. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v11i22.934.

Introduction: University professors are a key factor for the development of professionals required by society. For this reason, it is essential that universities have competent professors. But are they the functions that a good teacher should meet? Objective: Identify the characteristics and qualities that define a good teacher from the perception of students from a polytechnic university in Mexico. Method: A 91-question questionnaire was applied, with a general identification section of the respondent and eight dimensions of the characteristics and qualities of a good teacher. The universe consisted of 646 students and the probabilistic sample stratified by courses taught with 241 elements. Result: Of the eight dimensions evaluated by the students, the professional qualities and the characteristics of the explanations are perceived as the most important to define a good teacher. Among the professional qualities, the competence on their subject is perceived as the most important, in this way, the profile of a good teacher is based on the professional skills they have, how good they are at teaching their subject, how much they know and know of the topics it addresses and in which it has the ability to transmit knowledge optimally so that the student acquires meaningful learning. Thus, competence, responsibility and good communication are the three elements of the professional characteristics that students value from the teacher. Regarding the dimension of explanation characteristics, the second most important, the clarity of the explanations, as well as the use of practical and real examples, resulted with the highest score. Conclusions: If the teacher has some of the characteristics that make the teacher a good teacher, they should continue to work and promote the strengths that they identify in their person and improve their weaknesses through courses and training workshops, in such a way that it increases its potential and quality, which must be manifested in the teaching-learning process.

Palavras-chave : qualities; performance; teacher evaluation.