Pedagogical Style Effectiveness Scale Test - the question form
Questions: 24 · 5 minutes
1. I believe it is better to praise a student too much than not enough.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
2. I praise students depending on the situation.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
3. I always accompany my praise with a detailed explanation of exactly what is worthy of praise.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (weak agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: rather no than yes (weak disagreement)
−2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: no, absolutely untrue (very strong disagreement)
4. I do this (provide explanations) in broad terms.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
-4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
5. I always pay the greatest attention to my students’ successes, ignoring their shortcomings in their work.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
6. I primarily focus on students’ shortcomings in their work and give restrained recognition of their successes.
+4: Yes, undoubtedly (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
-4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
7. I consistently encourage students' effort when they are working on academic tasks.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
-4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
8. I generally note participation in work overall.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
-1: rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: no, untrue (strong disagreement)
-4: no, absolutely untrue (very strong disagreement)
9. I consider it important to highlight the significance of each student's achievements.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (weak agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
-1: rather no than yes (weak disagreement)
-2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: no, untrue (strong disagreement)
-4: no, absolutely untrue (very strong disagreement)
10. I think it is important to always inform my students about their achievements.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Somewhat yes rather than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: Somewhat no rather than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
-4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
11. I consistently compare my students’ past and present achievements.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
12. I encourage students to compare their results with those of other students (competition).
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (weak agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: More no than yes (weak disagreement)
-2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
-4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
13. I believe it is appropriate to exaggerate the importance of students' achievements in order to motivate them.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: more yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: more no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: no, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
14. I believe it is wrong to exaggerate the importance of students’ achievements, because it only makes them less motivated.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, that is true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally, yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally, no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, that is not true (strong disagreement)
−4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
15. The amount of encouragement for this student should be determined by how diligent the student is.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: More yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: More no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: No, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
16. The degree of reward for a student should be determined by the student’s abilities.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, correct (strong agreement)
+2: generally, yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: generally, no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, incorrect (strong disagreement)
−4: no, absolutely incorrect (very strong disagreement)
17. I always attribute a student’s achievements to their effort.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: more yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: more no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: no, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
18. I attribute a student's achieved results to their abilities.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally, yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally, no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
19. My students enjoy doing the assignment because they like the work process.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: No, absolutely untrue (very strong disagreement)
20. My students try to do the assignment better in order to receive my praise or a reward, or to win a competition.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
−1: Rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: Generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
−4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
21. I consistently emphasize to students that improving their academic performance depends on their desire to learn in line with their abilities.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
-1: rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
-2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
-3: no, not true (strong disagreement)
-4: no, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
22. I draw students’ attention to the fact that their academic success depends on my efforts to achieve good results.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: no, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)
23. I always focus on setting new tasks for students rather than monitoring what has already been learned.
+4: Yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: Yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: Generally, yes (moderate agreement)
+1: Rather yes than no (weak agreement)
0: Neither yes nor no
-1: Rather no than yes (weak disagreement)
-2: Generally, no (moderate disagreement)
-3: No, not true (strong disagreement)
-4: No, absolutely not true (very strong disagreement)
24. I consistently monitor students’ independent work to prevent them from getting distracted from the task.
+4: yes, definitely (very strong agreement)
+3: yes, true (strong agreement)
+2: generally yes (moderate agreement)
+1: rather yes than no (slight agreement)
0: neither yes nor no
−1: rather no than yes (slight disagreement)
−2: generally no (moderate disagreement)
−3: no, untrue (strong disagreement)
−4: no, completely untrue (very strong disagreement)