INFLUENCE OF MILITARY INSTRUCTOR‘S PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN VILNIUS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Abstract

The article presents a military instructor’s experience in teaching soldiers and the transfer
of this experience to the students. Applying various teaching methods in practice it makes
easier for both teachers and students to adapt to the new challenges in throughout the study
process. Also students’ opinion and assessment of the quality of teaching presents an important
segment of the evaluation of this process. The author examined students from the Faculty of
Health Care of Vilnius University of Applied Sciences learning outcomes, their opinion on the
pedagogical benefits of the subject / module being studied as well as conducted a selfassessment of teaching process. The learning outcomes of 311 students were assessed and 41
student provided feedback on this teaching process. The article reveals various methods of
teaching. Ways to improve students’ motivation are assessed, as well as social relations and
development of students’ skills necessary for the subject / module being studied. The research
results revealed that students appreciate the course and procedures of organizing and
conducting lectures of a teacher with experience as a military instructor and applying various
forms and methods in this teaching process.
Keywords: students, teacher, lecture, teaching process, subject / module.