| Statements | Perspectives | Teachers | Students |
| 1) The ideas of students are important and should be carefully considered | Constructivist | 4.16 | 4.63 |
| 2) The major role of a teacher is to transmit knowledge to students | Traditional | 3.31 | 3.37 |
| 3) Learning occurs primarily from drilling and practice | Traditional | 3.00 | 3.90 |
| 4) During the lesson, it is important to keep students confined to the textbooks and the desks | Traditional | 2.03 | 1.94 |
| 5) Teachers should have control over what students do all the time | Traditional | 2.00 | 1.60 |
| 6) Effective teaching encourages more discussion and hands on activities for students | Constructivist | 4.00 | 4.41 |
| 7) Teaching is simply telling, presenting or explaining the subject matter | Traditional | 1.94 | 2.13 |
| 8) I have really learned something when I can remember it later | Traditional | 2.91 | 3.62 |
| 9) Good teaching occurs when there is mostly teacher talk in the classroom | Traditional | 1.94 | 2.22 |
| 10) Students have to be called on all the time to keep them under control | Traditional | 2.16 | 2.21 |
| 11) Students should be given many opportunities to express their ideas | Constructivist | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| 12) Learning means remembering what the teacher has taught | Traditional | 2.28 | 2.37 |
| 13) A teacher’s major task is to give students knowledge/information, assign them drill and practice, and test their recall | Traditional | 2.88 | 3.28 |
| 14) Learning mainly involves absorbing as much information as possible | Traditional | 3.47 | 3.24 |
| 15) Good students keep quiet and follow teacher’s instruction in class | Traditional | 2.22 | 2.16 |
| 16) In good classrooms there is a democratic and free atmosphere which stimulates students to think and interact | Constructivist | 4.41 | 4.35 |
| 17) The traditional method for teaching is best because it covers more information/knowledge | Traditional | 2.78 | 2.25 |
| 18) Every student is unique or special and deserves an education tailored to his or her particular needs | Constructivist | 3.59 | 4.15 |
| 19) Good teachers always encourage students to think for answer themselves | Constructivist | 4.16 | 4.06 |
| 20) The focus of teaching is to help students construct knowledge from their learning experience instead of knowledge communication | Constructivist | 3.34 | 3.13 |
| 21) It is best if teachers exercise as much authority as possible in the classroom | Traditional | 2.38 | 2.60 |
| 22) Different objectives and expectations in learning should be applied to different students | Constructivist | 3.88 | 4.13 |
| 23) Teaching is to provide students with accurate and complete knowledge rather than encourage them to discover it | Traditional | 2.09 | 1.90 |
| 24) A teacher’s task is to correct learning misconceptions of students right away instead of verify them for themselves | Traditional | 2.44 | 2.16 |
| 25) Teaching simply means practicing the ideas from lectures without questioning them | Traditional | 1.78 | 1.68 |
| 26) No learning can take place unless students are controlled | Traditional | 2.25 | 2.04 |
| 27) Good teachers always make their students feel important | Constructivist | 3.88 | 4.24 |
| 28) Instruction should be flexible enough to accommodate individual differences among students | Constructivist | 4.25 | 4.13 |
| 29) It is important that a teacher understands the feelings of the students | Constructivist | 4.19 | 4.62 |
| 30) Learning means students have ample opportunities to explore, discuss and express their ideas | Constructivist | 4.59 | 4.66 |