Questionnaire on Professional Development for International School Teachers

Dear Teacher,

We are currently developing a professional development course for teachers in international schools. In this context, we need to understand your collaborative tendencies and current work situation at school. Thank you so much for taking the time to support this study, your answers are important for the research. I would like to assure you that this questionnaire is for academic research only and all information will be anonymized, so please feel free to answer it.

International Educational Leadership and Innovation Collaborative Laboratory

Basic Information

Gender

Male

Female

What is your nationality?

Chinese

Foreign nationality

What are your native language and second language

Native language

Second language

Do you speak any other foreign languages?

Yes

How would you rate your English proficiency

Fluent communication

Basic communication

Difficulty in communication

How would you rate your Chinese proficiency

Fluent communication

Basic communication

Difficulty in communication

Which department do you teach in?

International Department

Bilingual Department

Are you currently a homeroom teacher?

Yes

10.

What is your highest level of education (including current studies)?

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Other

11.

What is your major? (If your undergraduate and graduate majors differ, please specify both.)*

Major: *

(Undergraduate major: ; Graduate major: )

13.

Do you hold any teaching related qualifications or certificates? If yes, please specify.

Yes

14.

How many years have you been teaching?

1-3 years

4-7 years

8-15years

more than 15 years

15.

How many years have you been teaching at your current school?

16.

Do you have any experience with cross-cultural communication (such as traveling abroad, studying, visiting scholars, working, or participating in exchange programs)? If yes, please specify.

Yes（If yes, what’s the longest accumulated time？）

17.

Within a month, how frequently do you conduct the following teaching and research activities?

	never	once a week	once every two weeks	once every three weeks	once a month
subject-based teaching research
subject-based teaching research
collaborative bilingual teaching research
collaborative bilingual teaching research
interdisciplinary teaching research
interdisciplinary teaching research

28.

Based on your actual experience, please select the number that best describes your situation:

1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = uncertain 4 = agree 5 = strongly agree

	1	2	3	4	5
(1) I enjoy interacting with people from different cultures.
(1) I enjoy interacting with people from different cultures.
(2) I think people from other cultures are narrow-minded.
(2) I think people from other cultures are narrow-minded.
(3) I am pretty sure of myself in interacting with people from different cultures.
(3) I am pretty sure of myself in interacting with people from different cultures.
(4) I find it very hard to talk in front of people from different cultures.
(4) I find it very hard to talk in front of people from different cultures.
(5) I always know what to say when interacting with people from different cultures.
(5) I always know what to say when interacting with people from different cultures.
(6) I can be as sociable as I want to be when interacting with people from different cultures.
(6) I can be as sociable as I want to be when interacting with people from different cultures.
(7) I don't like to be with people from different cultures.
(7) I don't like to be with people from different cultures.
(8) I respect the values of people from different cultures.
(8) I respect the values of people from different cultures.
(9) I get uneasy easily when interacting with people from different cultures.
(9) I get uneasy easily when interacting with people from different cultures.
(10) I feel very confident when interacting with people from different cultures.
(10) I feel very confident when interacting with people from different cultures.

	1	2	3	4	5
(11) I don't tend to draw conclusions quickly with people from different cultures.
(11) I don't tend to draw conclusions quickly with people from different cultures.
(12) I often get discouraged when I am with people from different cultures.
(12) I often get discouraged when I am with people from different cultures.
(13) I am open-minded to people from different cultures.
(13) I am open-minded to people from different cultures.
(14) I pay close attention to people from different cultures when interacting with them.
(14) I pay close attention to people from different cultures when interacting with them.
(15) I often feel useless when interacting with people from different cultures.
(15) I often feel useless when interacting with people from different cultures.
(16) I respect the ways people from different cultures behave.
(16) I respect the ways people from different cultures behave.
(17) I try to obtain as much information as I can when interacting with people from different cultures.
(17) I try to obtain as much information as I can when interacting with people from different cultures.
(18) I would not accept the opinions of people from different cultures.
(18) I would not accept the opinions of people from different cultures.
(19) I am sensitive to my culturally-distinct counterpart's subtle meanings during our interaction.
(19) I am sensitive to my culturally-distinct counterpart's subtle meanings during our interaction.
(20) I think my culture is better than any other culture.
(20) I think my culture is better than any other culture.
(21) When interacting with people from different cultural, I always try to view them in a positive and optimistic way.
(21) When interacting with people from different cultural, I always try to view them in a positive and optimistic way.
(22) I avoid those situations where I will have to deal with culturally-distinct persons.
(22) I avoid those situations where I will have to deal with culturally-distinct persons.
(23) I often show my culturally-distinct counterpart my understanding through verbal or nonverbal cues.
(23) I often show my culturally-distinct counterpart my understanding through verbal or nonverbal cues.
(24) I am not resistant to cultural differences; instead, I find them interesting.
(24) I am not resistant to cultural differences; instead, I find them interesting.

29.

Please select the option that best reflects your actual situation.

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
I seek out new ideas and emerging trends in international education to improve my teaching
I seek out new ideas and emerging trends in international education to improve my teaching
I try out and implement innovative teaching approaches introduced through professional learning activities in my classroom
I try out and implement innovative teaching approaches introduced through professional learning activities in my classroom
When I encounter problems in my teaching, I use digital technologies to analyze and address them in innovative ways
When I encounter problems in my teaching, I use digital technologies to analyze and address them in innovative ways
When I face challenges in my teaching, I seek support from colleagues, subject coordinators, or external professionals to improve my practice.
When I face challenges in my teaching, I seek support from colleagues, subject coordinators, or external professionals to improve my practice.
When I develop new ideas, I make feasible plans and put them into practice to test their effectiveness.
When I develop new ideas, I make feasible plans and put them into practice to test their effectiveness.

Report

	1	2	3	4	5
(1) Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values about what the central mission of the school should be.
(1) Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values about what the central mission of the school should be.
(2) Our school goals and priorities are clear.
(2) Our school goals and priorities are clear.
(3) In this school, teachers and the administration are in close agreement on school regulations and policies.
(3) In this school, teachers and the administration are in close agreement on school regulations and policies.
(4) I have frequently received useful suggestions for searching curriculum materials from other teachers.
(4) I have frequently received useful suggestions for searching curriculum materials from other teachers.
(5) I have frequently received useful suggestions for teaching techniques and/or student activities from colleagues in my department/division.
(5) I have frequently received useful suggestions for teaching techniques and/or student activities from colleagues in my department/division.
(6) In our school, teachers frequently collaborate on teaching/frequently participate in collective teaching research activities.
(6) In our school, teachers frequently collaborate on teaching/frequently participate in collective teaching research activities.
(7) I make a conscious effort to coordinate the content of my courses with other teachers.
(7) I make a conscious effort to coordinate the content of my courses with other teachers.
(8)I frequently participate in institutionalized teacher collaboration activities, such as curriculum development, collective lesson planning, and collective lesson observation and evaluation.
(8)I frequently participate in institutionalized teacher collaboration activities, such as curriculum development, collective lesson planning, and collective lesson observation and evaluation.
(9) The development of students’ high-level skills (reasoning, problem-solving, critical and creative thinking) is an important goal in my teaching.
(9) The development of students’ high-level skills (reasoning, problem-solving, critical and creative thinking) is an important goal in my teaching.
(10) In our school, teachers focus on what and how well students are learning rather than on how they are teaching.
(10) In our school, teachers focus on what and how well students are learning rather than on how they are teaching.

	1	2	3	4	5
(11) In our school, teachers provide students with practical and effective teaching, strive to promote students' active participation in learning activities, and sincerely hope to promote student learning.
(11) In our school, teachers provide students with practical and effective teaching, strive to promote students' active participation in learning activities, and sincerely hope to promote student learning.
(12) A focused school vision for student-centered learning is shared by most staff in this school.
(12) A focused school vision for student-centered learning is shared by most staff in this school.
(13) In our school, teachers frequently observe my students’ academic performance or review grades/test scores.
(13) In our school, teachers frequently observe my students’ academic performance or review grades/test scores.
(14) I have frequently visited another teacher’s classroom to observe and discuss his/her teaching (excluding monitoring students or substitute teachers).
(14) I have frequently visited another teacher’s classroom to observe and discuss his/her teaching (excluding monitoring students or substitute teachers).
(15) Other teachers have frequently visited my classroom to observe my teaching (exclude visit by student teachers or those required for formal evaluations).
(15) Other teachers have frequently visited my classroom to observe my teaching (exclude visit by student teachers or those required for formal evaluations).
(16) I frequently received meaningful feedback on my performance from supervisors or peers.
(16) I frequently received meaningful feedback on my performance from supervisors or peers.
(17) During collaborative lesson planning, we discuss problems of specific students and arrange appropriate help.
(17) During collaborative lesson planning, we discuss problems of specific students and arrange appropriate help.
(18) During collaborative lesson planning, I discuss practical teaching issues with other teachers.
(18) During collaborative lesson planning, I discuss practical teaching issues with other teachers.

Questionnaire on Professional Development for International School Teachers

Basic Information

How would you rate the extent to which school-based professional development activities (e.g., teaching research activities, professional training sessions, and workshops) have supported improvement in your teaching?

Questionnaire on Professional Development for International School Teachers