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No. Question Mean SD22. ‘House rules’ about punctuality and so on are importantfor effective conduct of training.23. It is important to use ‘ice-breakers’, humor and so on toestablish good rapport between trainers and trainees.3.76 0.4533.75 0.44224. Trainer input is an important aspect of effective training. 3.72 0.45425. Active participation by trainees in the training process is 3.74 0.442essential for effective training.26. The trainer(s) should try to take the trainees’ points of 3.67 0.476view about the teaching strategies into account.27. The trainer(s) should be able to answer the trainees’ 3.69 0.464questions about the teaching strategies.28. It is important for the trainer to explain the rationale 3.73 0.442behind the teaching strategies.29. It is important for the trainer to explain how the new 3.76 0.426teaching strategies build on and extend existing ones.30. It is important for the training to focus on how the 3.78 0.414strategies can be made to fit the realities of the trainees’teaching situations (e.g., class size, student languagelevel).31. Trainees should be encouraged to work collaboratively 3.70 0.459with each other.32. Output produced by trainees should be critiqued by 3.36 0.636fellow trainees.33. The training approach should resemble that of the 3.58 0.520teaching strategies being presented (e.g., be participantcentred).34. During the training, trainees should prepare action plansto guide them in implementing the teaching strategiesonce back in their schools.3.48 0.554Table 5: During the training – training approachAs can be seen, there was strong support for all the propositions in this part of thequestionnaire, i.e., ‘best practice’ in terms of the training approach was seen toinvolve:■■■■establishing clear guidelines about trainees’ expected behaviour (Q.22)the use of various strategies to attempt to create a positive learningatmosphere (Q.23)■■ provision of trainer input (Q.24) – it seems important to note that this elementis highly valued, despite what follows concerning the importance of adoptingan ‘interactive’, ‘participant-centred’ approach to the training■■ active involvement of trainees in the training process (Q.25) – this was the mostfrequently-mentioned aspect of the training approach in the interview and326 | Best Practice INSET