what is the most important factor affecting professors evaluation by students?

Background: the purpose of this study was to identify differences and similarities in teachers’ and students’ viewpoints about the factors affecting this evaluation.methods: in this cross-sectional study, 70 teachers and 148 students (34.86 % females and 65.13 males) of tabriz university of medical sciences were selected by convenience sampling. data were gathered using a questionnaire which included demographic characteristics of teachers and students, separately. for comparing opinions of teachers and students in four general factors, mean and standard deviation were calculated. results: there was no significant difference between the mean score of students’ and teachers’ viewpoints considering factors related to teachers’ individual personality characteristics and theoretical clinical conditions of education . but a significant difference was observed between their mean score regarding factors related to practical course and educational activities . conclusion: according to results, teacher’s educational activities were considered the most effective factors.