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Teacher Professional Activity Questionnaire Test

Understand your engagement, teamwork, and day to day impact in about 9 minutes. Get clear strengths and growth areas to guide coaching, mentoring, and professional development.

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Questions: 459 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

37/45

Teacher Professional Activity Potential (TPAP)

Measures the teacher’s capacity and opportunities for further development and increased effectiveness in professional work.

Lower potential

Moderate potential

Higher potential

9 – 21: Lower potential | 22 – 33: Moderate potential | 34 – 45: Higher potential

A score of 37 falls in the Higher potential range, suggesting strong capacity for professional growth and effective engagement in teaching responsibilities.

example score

26/45

Professional Activity Outcome Component (PAOC)

Measures the effectiveness of a teacher’s professional activity in achieving goals and delivering results in pedagogical work.

Needs strengthening

Moderate effectiveness

High effectiveness

9 – 21: Needs strengthening | 22 – 33: Moderate effectiveness | 34 – 45: High effectiveness

A score of 26 falls in the Moderate effectiveness range, suggesting goal achievement and work outcomes are present but may be inconsistent across situations.

example score

21/45

TPAQ Dynamic Component (TDC)

Measures the dynamic component of teacher professional activity, reflecting flexibility, adaptability, and readiness to adjust professional practice.

Low

Moderate

High

9 – 20: Low | 21 – 33: Moderate | 34 – 45: High

A score of 21 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally adequate adaptability with room to become more consistent in adjusting to new demands and changes.

example score

29/45

Regulatory Component (RC)

PAU Reg measures a teacher’s self-regulation and organization in planning, managing, and monitoring professional work tasks.

Low regulation

Moderate regulation

High regulation

9 – 21: Low regulation | 22 – 33: Moderate regulation | 34 – 45: High regulation

A score of 29 indicates a moderate level of self-regulation, suggesting generally adequate organization with occasional inconsistencies in planning or follow-through.

example score

43/45

Self-Rated Pedagogical Interaction Competence (SRPIC)

Measures the teacher’s self-assessed confidence in their pedagogical interaction skills and ability to build constructive relationships with students.

Low confidence

Moderate confidence

High confidence

9 – 20: Low confidence | 21 – 33: Moderate confidence | 34 – 45: High confidence

A score of 43 falls in the High confidence range, indicating a strong self-assessment of pedagogical interaction skills and comfort in building effective relationships with students.

example score

26/45

Professional Motivation (PM)

Measures a teacher’s professional motivation to grow, develop, and achieve educational goals.

Low

Moderate

High

9 – 21: Low | 22 – 33: Moderate | 34 – 45: High

A score of 26 falls in the Moderate range, indicating a generally stable but not consistently strong drive for professional growth and goal attainment.

example score

44/45

Teacher Professional Activity (TPA)

This scale measures a teacher’s overall engagement, initiative, and effectiveness in carrying out professional responsibilities.

Low activity

Moderate activity

High activity

9 – 21: Low activity | 22 – 33: Moderate activity | 34 – 45: High activity

A score of 44 indicates high professional activity, reflecting strong engagement, initiative, and effective participation in the educational process.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Middle School Teachers

46%OF USERS

Teachers take it to quickly reflect on their engagement, initiative, and day-to-day effectiveness in the classroom and staff team.

Department Heads and Mentors

32%OF USERS

Instructional leaders use it to identify strengths and support needs to guide coaching, mentoring, and professional development plans.

School Administrators and HR

22%OF USERS

Leadership teams use it to get a clearer picture of staff engagement and to plan targeted training or organizational improvements.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Potential for the teacher's professional activity (Pfttpa)

Average

Normal range

15.5 — 28.5

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PAU Rez (PR)

Average

33.3

Normal range

27.8 — 38.8

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PAW din (Pd)

Average

33.1

Normal range

28.4 — 37.9

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PAU Reg (PR)

Average

33.3

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28.7 — 37.9

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TY (T)

Average

26.5

Normal range

21.4 — 31.6

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M prof (Mp)

Average

26.2

Normal range

20.9 — 31.6

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Professional activity of a teacher (Paoat)

Average

35.2

Normal range

30.4 — 40

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- No
- Rather no
- Not sure
- Rather yes
- Yes
- No
- Probably no
- Not sure
- Probably yes
- Yes
- No
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Yes

These are 3 of the 45 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Teacher's Professional Activity Questionnaire Test

Teacher Professional Activity Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

pedagogy

self-regulation

This questionnaire is designed to assess key aspects of teachers’ professional engagement and work-related behaviors in educational settings. The Teacher Professional Activity Questionnaire provides a brief, structured self-report approach to evaluating patterns of involvement, initiative, and role-related practices that may inform professional development planning.

The measure includes 45 items and typically requires about 9 minutes to complete. It is attributed to Lee S. Shulman and may be used for individual self-reflection or as part of broader staff assessment processes. Results from the Teacher Professional Activity Questionnaire are intended to support identification of relative strengths and areas for improvement in professional functioning, and should be interpreted in context alongside other relevant information (e.g., supervisory input, workplace demands, and available supports).

Author: Lee S. Shulman

Literature: Bandura, A. Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. W. H. Freeman. 1997.