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Teaching Perspective Inventory
Fabio Enrique Lopez Campos
Management of technological resources for the teaching and administration of the English Language
2011
Fabio Lopez here are your TPI scores:
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02-SEP-11
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Transmission total: (Tr) 40.00
B=14; I=11; A=15
Apprenticeship total: (Ap) 42.00
B=14; I=15; A=13
Developmental total: (Dv) 39.00
B=10; I=15; A=14
Nurturance total: (Nu) 42.00
B=13; I=15; A=14
Social Reform total: (SR) 38.00
B=11; I=15; A=12
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Beliefs total: (B) 62.00
Intention total: (I) 71.00
Action total: (A) 68.00
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Mean: (M) 40.20
Standard Deviation: (SD) 1.60
HiT: (HiT) 42.00
LoT: (LoT) 39.00
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Overall Total: (T) 201.00
INTRODUCTION
TPI: TEACHING PERSPECTIVE INVENTORY
TPI. “The Teaching Perspectives Inventory” can help you collect your thoughts and summarize your ideas about teaching. It can be useful in examining your own teaching as well as helping clarify the teaching views of other people.
I had to do a test where I found questions which I had not realised, this means, they made me read and do, and some others which I answered blindly because I do it in my sessions.
The test is very well-focused, I suggest this self-test to Educators, not only to fill in the answers, but to think, analyze the questions and statements written there in.
1. It will help you clarify your teaching behavior, values and beliefs. And to learn more about your perspectives on teaching, learning and
knowledge. This way I can see my weakness and strengths to target a reliable teaching.
2. Sometimes Educators “think” they have all Educational beliefs, and this is false because we make mistakes which I would describe as “Pedagogical Tsunami” and the consequences are very destructive at the end. This is why this ITP test was very useful for me.
3. Educational intentions should not be called “Educational “ sometimes because most of Educators forget Education has to be linked to Psycology. Most Educators treat students in a destructive way, they forget self-esteem is being attacked and they stop the process of learning. Education means construction NOT distruction.
Educational actions is another problem Educators do not have in mind. Most of Educators are “teacher centered” They go talking and talking, and students just listen and listen, without having any output from them, that is why Educators do not relate their topics to real life. Education has to be related to real life examples, task to have students practice and live their experience.
4. ITP will help you understand and interpret your profile. Perspectives allows teachers to accommodate changes in context, content, and learners. Common sense requires that no one can operate from all five simultaneously, since they represent contrasting and sometimes competitive teaching. On your profile sheet you also have sub-scores for Beliefs, Intention, and Actions within each perspective. These scores will help you identify your philosophy of teaching by outlining whether your views within a perspective are different or equally in what you believe, what you try to accomplish, or what educational actions you take in your teaching.