Relationship among certain physiological variables and teaching effectiveness of male college faculty.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among certain physiological variables and teacher effectiveness of male college faculty members.

Twenty-five male faculty members at David Lipscomb University were measured for the following physiological variables: age, height, resting heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, muscular endurance, percent body fat, and oxygen consumption. Each variable was correlated with each faculty member's student evaluation score.

Significant relationships were found to exist between the following physiological variables and student evaluation scores: height, diastolic blood pressure, and relative oxygen consumption.

A stepwise regression was computed to determine which physiological variables best predict teacher effectiveness. It was concluded that diastolic blood pressure, percent body fat, and relative oxygen consumption relate to teacher effectiveness.