Feeling of preparedness items

N

Mean

SD

Min.

Max.

Design curriculum and instruction

1. Develop curriculum that builds on students’ experiences, interest, and abilities.

227

3.19

0.75

1

4

2. Teach the concepts, knowledge, and skills of your discipline in ways that enable students to learn.

227

3.24

0.68

1

4

3. Evaluate curriculum materials for their usefulness and appropriateness for your students.

227

3.14

0.69

2

4

4. Create interdisciplinary curriculum.

226

3.03

0.74

1

4

5. Use instructional strategies that promote active student learning.

227

3.26

0.71

2

4

6. Relate classroom learning to the real world.

225

3.29

0.71

1

4

7. Provide a rationale for your teaching decisions to students, parents, and colleagues.

224

3.13

0.70

1

4

8. Develop students’ questioning and discussion skills.

225

3.18

0.74

1

4

9. Use knowledge of learning, subject matter, curriculum, and student development to plan instruction.

226

3.16

0.67

1

4

Support diverse learners

10. Understand how different students are learning.

226

3.23

0.62

2

4

11. Understand how students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development influences learning.

226

3.25

0.69

1

4

12. Engage students in cooperative work as well as independent learning.

227

3.14

0.69

1

4

13. Teach students from a multicultural vantage point.

227

3.04

0.77

1

4

14. Encourage students to see, question, and interpret ideas from diverse perspectives.

226

3.15

0.73

1

4

15. Understand how factors in the students’ environment outside of school may influence their life and learning.

226

3.15

0.67

1

4

Assessing student learning

16. Work with parents and families to better understand students and to support their learning.

226

3.00

0.80

1

4

17. Use variety of assessments (e.g., observation, portfolios, tests, performance tasks, anecdotal records) to determine student strengths, needs, and programs.

226

3.16

0.70

1

4

18. Give productive feedback to students to guide their learning.

225

3.21

0.71

1

4

19. Help students learn how to assess their own learning.

226

3.17

0.74

1

4

Create a productive classroom environment

20. Set challenging and appropriate expectations of learning and performance for students

227

3.04

0.73

1

4

21. Help all students achieve high academic standards.

225

3.08

0.75

1

4

22. Teach in ways that support new English language learners.

225

3.06

0.76

1

4

23. Help students become self-motivated and self-directed.

227

3.19

0.69

1

4

24. Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication strategies to guide student learning and behavior.

226

3.15

0.73

1

4

25. Maintain discipline and an orderly, purposeful learning environment.

226

3.23

0.66

1

4

Develop professionally

26. Use technology in the classroom.

225

3.05

0.88

1

4

27. Resolve interpersonal conflicts.

226

3.10

0.73

1

4

28. Plan and solve problems with colleagues.

227

3.15

0.77

1

4

29. Assume leadership responsibilities in your school.

226

3.13

0.79

1

4

Overall Question

30. Overall, how well do you feel your program prepared you for teaching?

225

3.27

0.70

1

4