Teacher Efficacy Scale (14095 - - Center on Early Adolescence

<strong>14095</strong><strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Efficacy</strong> <strong>Scale</strong>Please Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with each statement below by filling the appropriatebubble to the right of each statement.StronglydisagreeModeratelydisagreeDisagreeslightly morethan agreeAgree slightlymore thandisagreeModeratelyagreeStronglyagree1. When a student does better than usual, many times it isbecause I exerted a little extra effort.2. The hours in my class have little influence on studentscompared to the influence of their home environment.3. If parents comment to me that their child behaves muchbetter at school than he/she does at home, it would probablybe because I have some specific techniques of managinghis/her behavior which they may lack.4. The amount that a student can learn is primarily related tofamily background.5. If a teacher has adequate skills and motivation, she/he canget through to the most difficult students.6. If students aren't disciplined at home, they aren't likely toaccept any discipline.7. I have enough training to deal with almost any learningproblem.8. My teacher training program and/or experience has given methe necessary skills to be an effective teacher.9. Many teachers are stymied in their attempts to help studentsby lack of support from the community.10. Some students need to be placed in slower groups so theyare not subjected to unrealistic expectations.11. Individual differences among teachers account for the widevariations in student achievement.12. When a student is having difficulty with an assignment, I amusually able to adjust it to his/her level.13. If one of my new students cannot remain on task for aparticular assignment, there is little that I could do toincrease his/her attention until he/she is ready.14. When a student gets a better grade than he usually gets, it isusually because I found better ways of teaching that student.15. When I really try, I can get through to most difficultstudents.16. A teacher is very limited in what he/she can achieve becausea student's home environment is a large influence on his/herachievement.17. <strong>Teacher</strong>s are not a very powerful influence on studentachievement when all factors are considered.18. If students are particularly disruptive one day, I ask myselfwhat I have been doing differently.19. When the grades of my students improve it is usuallybecause I found more effective teaching approaches.20. If my principal suggested that I change some of my classcurriculum, I would feel confident that I have the necessaryskills to implement the unfamiliar curriculum.1 2 3 4 5 604/24/2006 11:41:22 AMPage 1 of 2 <strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Efficacy</strong> <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>14095</strong>

<strong>14095</strong><strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Efficacy</strong> <strong>Scale</strong>StronglydisagreeModeratelydisagreeDisagreeslightly morethan agreeAgree slightlymore thandisagreeModeratelyagreeStronglyagree21. If a student masters a new math concept quickly, this mightbe because I knew the necessary steps in teaching thatconcept.22. Parent conferences can help a teacher judge how much toexpect from a student by giving the teacher an idea of theparents' values toward education, discipline, etc.23. If parents would do more with their children, I could domore.24. If a student did not remember information I gave in aprevious lesson, I would know how to increase his/herretention in the next lesson.25. If a student in my class becomes disruptive and noisy, I feelassured that I know some techniques to redirect him quickly.26. School rules and policies hinder my doing the job I washired to do.27. The influences of a student's home experiences can beovercome by good teaching.28. When a child progresses after being placed in a slowergroup, it is usually because the teacher has had a chance togive him/her extra attention.29. If one of my students couldn't do a class assignment, I wouldbe able to accurately assess whether the assignment was atthe correct level of difficulty.30. Even a teacher with good teaching abilities may not reachmany students.1 2 3 4 56Date:/ /ID:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Page 2 of 2 <strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Efficacy</strong> <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>14095</strong>