Teacher Self-Efficacy Instrument – TSEI

If a student does well in your class, it is probably because of your natural ability to teach.

If a student does well in your class, it is probably because of the effort you put into teaching.

If a student does well in your class, it is probably because the assignments are easy.

If a student does well in your class, it is probably because you were lucky to get at least a few good students.

When your class is having trouble understanding something you have taught, it is usually because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

When your class is having trouble understanding something you have taught, it is usually because you did not put in enough effort.

When your class is having trouble understanding something you have taught, it is usually because the material you are teaching is difficult to comprehend.

When your class is having trouble understanding something you have taught, it is usually because you were unlucky in getting a particularly slow class this year.

When most of your students do well on a test, it is more likely to be because of your natural ability to teach.

When most of your students do well on a test, it is more likely to be because of the effort you put into teaching.

When most of your students do well on a test, it is more likely to be because the test was easy.

When most of your students do well on a test, it is more likely to be because you were lucky to get a class composed of generally good students.

When students in your class forget something that you had already explained, it is usually because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

When students in your class forget something that you had already explained, it is usually because you did not put in enough effort in explaining the topic.

When students in your class forget something that you had already explained, it is usually because the topic area is particularly difficult.

When students in your class forget something that you had already explained, it is usually because you were unlucky in getting a particularly slow class this year.

Suppose your principal says you’re doing a fine job. This is likely to happen because of your natural ability to teach.

Suppose your principal says you’re doing a fine job. This is likely to happen because of the effort you put into teaching.

Suppose your principal says you’re doing a fine job. This is likely to happen because the material you are teaching is quite basic and easy to learn.

Suppose your principal says you’re doing a fine job. This is likely to happen because you were lucky to get a good academically able class this year.

If most of the students in your class are doing very well, it is probably because of your natural ability to teach.

If most of the students in your class are doing very well, it is probably because of the effort you put into teaching.

If most of the students in your class are doing very well, it is probably because the material you are teaching is quite basic and easy to learn.

If most of the students in your class are doing very well, it is probably because you were lucky to get a good class academically to begin with.

If you are working with a student who can’t understand a concept and he suddenly 'gets it,' it is likely to happen because of your natural ability to teach.

If you are working with a student who can’t understand a concept and he suddenly 'gets it,' it is likely to happen because of the effort you put into teaching.

If you are working with a student who can’t understand a concept and he suddenly 'gets it,' it is likely to happen because the material takes a while to understand anyway.

If you are working with a student who can’t understand a concept and he suddenly 'gets it,' it is likely to happen because you were lucky at that moment.

If few of your students by the end of the year are able to master the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

If few of your students by the end of the year are able to master the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because you did not put in enough effort.

If few of your students by the end of the year are able to master the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because the objectives were established unrealistically high.

If few of your students by the end of the year are able to master the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because you were unlucky in being assigned a particularly slow class this year.

When a large percent of the students in your class are doing poorly, it usually happens because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

When a large percent of the students in your class are doing poorly, it usually happens because you did not put in enough effort.

When a large percent of the students in your class are doing poorly, it usually happens because the topic area is particularly difficult.

When a large percent of the students in your class are doing poorly, it usually happens because you were unlucky in being assigned a particularly slow class this year in understanding and learning.

Suppose you present some new material to your students and most of them remember it. This is likely to be because of your natural ability to teach.

Suppose you present some new material to your students and most of them remember it. This is likely to be because of the effort you put into teaching.

Suppose you present some new material to your students and most of them remember it. This is likely to be because the material is quite basic and easy to learn.

Suppose you present some new material to your students and most of them remember it. This is likely to be because you were lucky to have a good class academically to begin with.

When your students do poorly on a test, it is because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

When your students do poorly on a test, it is because you did not put in enough effort in teaching the material covered on the test.

When your students do poorly on a test, it is because the test was too difficult.

When your students do poorly on a test, it is because you were unlucky in being assigned a particularly slow class this year.

If a child does not do well in your class it is probably because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

If a child does not do well in your class it is probably because you did not put in enough effort in helping this child.

If a child does not do well in your class it is probably because the material is particularly difficult.

If a child does not do well in your class it is probably because you happened to get some poor students this year who started off way below the others.

When you are having a hard time getting your students interested in a lesson, it is usually because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

When you are having a hard time getting your students interested in a lesson, it is usually because you are not putting in enough effort.

When you are having a hard time getting your students interested in a lesson, it is usually because the lesson is particularly boring.

When you are having a hard time getting your students interested in a lesson, it is usually because you were unlucky in getting a group of students who generally are difficult to motivate.

If all of your students by the end of the school year are mastering the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because of your natural ability to teach.

If all of your students by the end of the school year are mastering the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because of the effort you put into teaching.

If all of your students by the end of the school year are mastering the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because the objectives are a minimum and easy for all to obtain.

If all of your students by the end of the school year are mastering the basic objectives established for their grade level, it is most likely because you were lucky to get students who, on the whole, are particularly bright.

When your students seem interested in your lesson right from the beginning, it is because of your natural ability to teach.

When your students seem interested in your lesson right from the beginning, it is because of the effort you put into teaching the lesson.

When your students seem interested in your lesson right from the beginning, it is because the topic is one which students generally find interesting.

When your students seem interested in your lesson right from the beginning, it is because you were lucky to get students who are generally highly motivated to learn.

On those days when you are depressed and feel you are not doing as good a job as you would like, it is because you do not possess a natural ability to teach.

On those days when you are depressed and feel you are not doing as good a job as you would like, it is because you do not put in enough effort.

On those days when you are depressed and feel you are not doing as good a job as you would like, it is because the material you are covering is very difficult to teach.

On those days when you are depressed and feel you are not doing as good a job as you would like, it is because it is one of those unlucky days when everything goes wrong.