Student Interviews
Instrument 1: LACTE Student Interview/Focus
Group Questions
Project: Los Angeles Collaborative for Teacher
Excellence (LACTE)
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Funding Source: NSF: Collaboratives for Excellence
in Teacher Preparation (DUE)
Purpose: To assess the impact of the LACTE program
Administered To: Students participating in the
LACTE program
Topics Covered:
- Attitudes & Beliefs (Student): instructor
- Impact on Outcomes: career interests
- Perceptions (Student): peer attitudes
- Plans & Expectations (Student): academic
interests, career interests
- Project Evaluation: areas for program improvement,
collaboration, endorsement, exemplary areas
- Student/Teacher Interaction: comfort
- Background Characteristics & Activities (Student):
career interests, project involvement
Format/Length: 12 open-ended questions
LACTE Student Interview/Focus Group Questions
- How long have you been involved in LACTE?
- Had you decided on a career in education before participating
in LACTE or has LACTE helped you make that decision?
- What grade level are you interested in teaching? What
subject?
- How have your academic and/or personal goals been affected
by LACTE?
- Have you met other LACTE students from your two-year (or
four-year) college? If so, in what capacity?
- How do you feel about the LACTE faculty?
- Do you feel you can approach a LACTE teacher as a mentor?
- What impression do you have of other students' feelings
towards the LACTE program and faculty?
- Is LACTE a program you would recommend to another student?
- What do you feel are LACTE's weak and strong points?
- What changes would you make to improve and encourage student
recruitment?
- How could LACTE better address your specific needs as
you prepare for a career in teaching?
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