Teacher/Faculty Interviews
Instrument 5: STEP Faculty Interview
Project: Systemic Teacher Excellence
Preparations (STEP)
Montana State University
Funding Source: NSF: Collaboratives for
Excellence in Teacher Preparation (DUE)
Purpose: Debrief faculty on their instructional
approach and assess effects of program
Administered To: Faculty
Topics Covered:
- Attitudes & Beliefs (Teacher/Faculty): practical
value, students
- Course Context: classroom activities, instructional
mandates
- Impact on Outcomes: instructional methods
- Implementation Activities: resources
- Instructional Practices: activities,
techniques
- Learning Environment: engagement, psychological
climate
- Background Characteristics & Activites
(Teacher/Faculty): current practice
- Demographics (Teacher/Faculty): gender
Format/Length: 1 closed- and 9 open-ended
questions, plus 7 demographic questions
STEP Faculty Interview
1. University:
- MSU-Bozeman
- U of M
- MSU-Billings
- MSU-Northern
- Western
2. Faculty Name: _________________________
3. Gender:
- F
- M
4. Date: _____/_____/_____
5. Time: ________
6. Course Title: _________________________________
7. Contact:
- In Person
- By Phone
General Questions
8. How is this class different as a result of
STEP?
9. Is the class that I observed on ___/___/___
more or less typical? Explain and tell me more. (If applicable)
10. Do you have the resources (technology) available
to teach your course?
- Yes
- No
11. Describe the instructional sequence you use
when teaching a typical topic. (Be general, pick a concept.)
12. Describe the amount of flexibility that you
feel you have for teaching the content of your course:
- a lot
- some
- none
- Explain:
Student Centered Questions - from the teachers' perspective
13. Do you think students use information from other
math/science courses in your class? Yes/No
- Explain/example:
14. Do you think your course is relevant to your
students? Yes/No
- Describe why
15. Describe the extent to which students participate
in discussions and activities:
- a lot
- some
- none
- Please give an example of how a student might interact
in your class. Be as specific as possible.
16. Do your students design their own experiments/projects?
Yes/No
- How often:
- Describe:
- Give an example:
17. Do you think your students feel that they
can challenge the opinions presented in the course by yourself
and/or other students? Yes/No
- Explain:
Example:
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