A proposed typology for science lecturers in colleges of further education in England

The study is based on the ratings of over 400 students on 26 aspects of their interactions with and the teaching qualities of 16 science lecturers in colleges of further education in England. These ratings yielded a six factor solution and a typology for lecturers in terms of the high or low ranks of the factor scores on the three orthogonal factors: friendly cheerful enthusiasm, confidence/competence and attention to detail. These seem to be related to three aspects of the lecturers’ personalities: relaxed‐anxious, extraversion‐introversion and lax‐conscientious.