Webb Efficacy Scale

Choose between: [A] A teacher should not be expected to reach every child; some students are not going to make academic progress. OR [B] Every child is reachable. It is a teacher’s obligation to see to it that every child makes academic progress.

Choose between: [A] Heterogeneously grouped classes provide the best environment for learning. OR [B] Homogeneously grouped classes provide the best environment for learning.

Choose between: [A] My skills are best suited for dealing with students who have low motivation and who have a history of misbehavior in school. OR [B] My skills are best suited for dealing with students who are academically motivated and generally well behaved.

Choose between: [A] Low ability students should be encouraged to develop their vocational skills when they enter high school. OR [B] Low ability students should be encouraged to develop their academic skills when they enter high school.

Choose between: [A] Students who are not interested in education and who continually misbehave should be expelled from school until their attitudes improve. OR [B] Students who are not interested in education and who continually misbehave should be kept in school so that trained teachers can help such students to improve their attitudes.

Choose between: [A] Most of my low-ability, poorly motivated students will eventually graduate from high school. OR [B] Most of my low-ability, poorly motivated students will not graduate from high school.

Choose between: [A] When I let myself think about it, I experience anxiety because I can't really know for certain that I am making a difference in the lives of students. OR [B] When I evaluate my teaching I have a feeling of professional confidence because I know rather certainly that I am making a difference in the lives of my students.