Scale Overview
The Teaching Behaviors Questionnaire – TBQ was developed by Gregory J. Marchant, Newton D. Bowers (1990). It is designed to measure Attitudes toward research-based effective teaching behaviors. The scale is intended for use with Teachers, preservice teachers, and school administrators.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 36 items organized into 6 factors/subscales: Instructional Design and Structure, Active Teaching, Giving Information, Questioning the Student, Reacting to Student Responses, Handling Seatwork and Homework Assignments.
| Factor / Subscale |
Items |
N |
| Instructional Design and Structure |
1,5,12,22,25,30,33,35 |
8 |
| Active Teaching |
2,4,9,15,23,34 |
6 |
| Giving Information |
11,13,26,27 |
4 |
| Questioning the Student |
7,10,14,17,19,36 |
6 |
| Reacting to Student Responses |
8,21,24,28 |
4 |
| Handling Seatwork and Homework Assignments |
3,6,16,18,20,29,31,32 |
8 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly Agree.
The scale includes 15 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.
Scoring
Items are summed to produce a total score.
Total scores range from 36 to 144. Interpretation guidelines:
- Lower alignment with research-based effective teaching behaviors: 36 – 90
- Higher alignment with research-based effective teaching behaviors: 91 – 144
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.76.
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.