Questionnaire for Beginning Teachers (QBT)

I have had adequate time to plan.

My mentor provided assistance with classroom management.

My mentor provided help with instructional concerns.

My mentor provided assistance with personal concerns.

I received help from the district office on salary and certification questions.

My mentor was in my classroom.

I was receptive to criticism.

Feedback from classroom observations was helpful.

My teaching assignment was realistic for a beginner.

I discussed all aspects of teaching with my mentor.

My mentor helped me keep current professionally.

I had opportunities to talk with other novice teachers.

I got help from colleagues.

I sought feedback from students.

There was time to reflect on my teaching.

I got adequate clerical support.

I found satisfaction in teaching.

Professional development opportunities were provided.

I have been helped to develop my own teaching style.

I followed the textbook in my teaching.

I have been helped to develop a repertoire of teaching strategies.

I felt a part of the school community.

Teaching included mundane duties.

The materials I needed for teaching were available.

I got help and encouragement from my principal.

I was assessed by administration on the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument.

The climate in my school supported a good learning environment for students.

The climate in our school supported a good learning environment for me as a beginning teacher.

I have thought that I would have liked to have been involved in the selection of my mentor.

I had opportunities to visit and observe exemplary teachers.

I had opportunities to read and to review educational research and theory with my mentor.

My mentor is empathic.

My mentor can describe teaching concepts in a way that is understandable.

My mentor has acted on my behalf.

I participated in decisions on school policy.

Teaching was what I thought it would be.

I think I will be teaching five years from now.

I felt pressured to teach in certain ways.

We used technology to great advantage in our school.

There were opportunities to exchange ideas with colleagues.

Students were responsive to the way I taught.

Motivating students was very difficult.

Classroom management was a problem for me.

I communicated with parents.

Our school functioned in an efficient and productive manner.

The rules and requirements in our school were reasonable.