Directions: Click on "print version" at the end of the Review to print a copy. Circle your Yes, No, or So-So answers as you think most students would respond or make copies and ask students to answer the quesions and tally their responses. During our classroom lessons, are you.....
01. learning for yourself? * Yes * No * So-So * --> finding the knowledge you think is needed (rather than receiving it directly from the teacher)
02. thinking for yourself? * Yes * No* So-So * ---> coming up with your own thoughts about what you are learning
03. expressing your thoughts? * Yes * No* So-So * ---> making some of your own thoughts visible to others (e.g., writing, role-playing, discussing)
04. working toward excellence? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> improving based on feedback so you meet more and more criteria
05. grasping concepts? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> understanding an idea in enough depth that you can use it in a real-world way; for example,
if the concept is creative writing, you can distinguish between creative and technical writing In our classroom environment, are you feeling.....
06. satisfied? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you have some fun or find satisfaction during lessons rather than feeling bored
07. treated fairly? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel the teacher treats everyone the same rather than playing favorites
08. relaxed? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel comfortable rather than up-tight
09. involved? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel like a participant rather than wanting to be somewhere else or doing something else
10. liked? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you sense respect rather than feeling put-down by teacher
11. safe? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you sense that no physical or psychological harm is befalling anyone, including the teacher, rather than feeling an absence of caring
12. helped? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel you can count on the teacher to help solve problems rather than never being sure
13. can-blow-off-steam? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel if you use an old behavior (e.g., pouting if you don’t get your way) because you are losing control that the teacher will handle it well rather than cause you to feel ashamed
14. togetherness? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel like a “we can do this” attitude is present rather than feeling alone or isolated
15. cut-some-slack & pressure-to-learn? * Yes * No * So-So * ---> you feel you can goof off some as long as you get the work done rather than never being sure
