Teaching Style Questionnaires
Teaching Style Questionnaires
Teaching Style Questionnaires
Education
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The statements on the following pages will help you recognise your personal Teaching Style.
By responding as quickly and honestly as you can, you will get the results most useful to you.
Transfer the results onto the Response Sheet and return it for processing, or enter your
results into the TSA-Ed software programme.
NB: Some of the factors may be beyond your influence, nevertheless, please let your
answers reflect the ACTUAL situation in your most recent teaching experiences.
This questionnaire may be copied for the purpose of entering scores in CLC Style Analysis Software.
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Answer the following questions according to the FREQUENCY of their occurrence in your teaching. (Circle
one number only for each answer)
5 - Almost always
4 - Frequently
3 - Sometimes
2 - Occasionally
1 - Hardly ever
0 - It depends/undecided
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Are there computers and other electronic media available in your classroom?
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Do you allow students to sit on the floor, cushions or soft furniture in class? __ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you provide the opportunity for students to work in low light areas? ______ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are you aware that temperature can influence your students' concentration? _ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you allow your students to wear warm comfortable clothes in class? _____ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you allow your students to work with a friend during classes? __________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are there possibilities for your students to work within team projects in class?
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Do you tend to step back and become the facilitato r of your students'
learning? _____________________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are your students required to sit still during the learning process? __________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you allow your students to stand up, stretch or move around while they
are listening to you, or learning something difficult? _____________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are your students generally allowed to eat, nibble or drink water during class?
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Do you get annoyed when your students chew on pens, pencils and other
things while you teach? __________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you suggest that students should have their 'most difficult' subjects during
morning hours while they are fresh? ________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are you aware that your students' learning ability is influenced by their biorhythm (their best time of day)? ____________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
Answer the following questions according to the FREQUENCY of their occurrence in your teaching. (Circle
one number only for each answer)
Please rate yourself:
5 - Almost always
4 - Frequently
3 - Sometimes
2 - Occasionally
1 - Hardly ever
0 - It depends/undecided
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Do you make sure your students feel good about your teaching? __________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Can your students physically experience what they are learning in your class?
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Is there a lot of hands-on tasks for your students in your teaching? _________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are your students allowed to fiddle, doodle or hold something while listening
or speaking during your classes? ___________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you provide possibilities for your students to visualise what they have
heard, seen or read? ____________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you accept that some students need to talk to themselves (out loud or in
their head) to better understand what they are learning? _________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you insist that your students participate in class / group discussions? ____ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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When you teach something new and difficult, do you lecture to the whole
class, standing in front of the black / white board? ______________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you like your teaching job and are you interested in learning new
professional skills?______________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you tend to complete tasks/projects even when they are boring or difficult?
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Do you expect your students to strictly follow rules and regulations set by the
school and yourself? ____________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you question the school rules/education system you have to work under? _ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Is your teaching job important to you and do you take your duties seriously? _ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you make sure that your students' different learning styles are matched
and do you teach according to their learning needs? ____________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Would you say that you are creative in your teaching? __________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Once you have established classroom routines, do you strictly follow them? __ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you like change and get bored when you have to follow routines in your
daily classroom work? ___________________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are you concerned about curriculum content and following your lesson plans?
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5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
Answer the following questions according to the FREQUENCY of their occurrence in your teaching. (Circle
one number only for each answer)
Please rate yourself:
5 - Almost always
4 - Frequently
3 - Sometimes
2 - Occasionally
1 - Hardly ever
0 - It depends/undecided
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In your planning, do you incorporate learning tools that your students can
manipulate for better understanding of difficult content? _________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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When you plan your lesson / teaching unit, do you devise activities for
students to work by themselves? ___________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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When you plan your lesson / teaching unit, do you devise activities for
students to work within a team or small group? ________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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When you plan your lesson / teaching unit, do you devise activities for
teaching one large group (the entire class)? __________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you provide opportunities for your students to solve problems and figure
out things for themselves without receiving directions from you? ___________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Are you serious and logical in your interaction with students? _____________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Is your teaching rather impersonal, mainly based on facts and data? _______ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you test / grade your students only on details and factual knowledge?____ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you test / grade your students on general concepts and personal effort? __ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you insist that your students reflect and think things through before they
give answers or begin a task in your class? ___________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Is it annoying to you when your students interrupt and don't think before they
answer questions or do something?_________________________________ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Do you encourage your students to work on more than one thing at a time? _ 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Rate your SUCCESS in teaching the following types of students in your classes / courses.
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RESPONSE SHEET
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
First Name: ____________________________________ Last Name: ________________________________
Organisation:_____________________________________________________________________________
Position/Title: __________________________________ Group:____________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail:________________________________________ Fax:______________________________________
Nationality: ______________________________________________________ Age: ___________________
Gender:_______________________________________ Date: _____________________________________
Please return this page only for processing or enter scores into the TSA computer program.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
PART I: Transfer your answers from questions 1 - 61
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