Differences in rating teachers’ activities that best encourage learning among students of the Preschool Teachers’ Training College in Kikinda

The paper aims to present the research conducted in the Preschool Teachers’Training College in Kikinda. Purposive and convenience sampling was used with asample consisting of students of the Preschool Teachers’ Training College (N=133). Theinstrument used in the research was the Excellent Faculty Member questionnaire byJenrette and Napoli, 1994 (Suzić, 2005, p. 861). The research goal was to determine thedifferences in the respondents’ assessments of teachers’ activities that best encouragelearning among students of the Preschool Teachers’ Training College. Research resultspoint to a general conclusion that the teachers’ activities that best encourage learningreceived higher ratings among master’s students, in comparison to undergraduatestudents. When it comes to the differences in students’ ratings of teachers’ activities that best encourage learning among students of the Preschool Teachers’ Training College between the first year graduate students and the second year graduate students, differences were found in the following items: teachers maintain high professional standards; provide written evaluation criteria at the beginning of semester; pose challenging tasks to students; see their students as subjects that operate in a broader perspective than the classroom; respect different talents; and keep accurate records ofstudents’ progress.