INTERVIEW QUESTION TYPES
GOAL STATEMENT/SECTION
HOW DEMONSTRATED (please note answers
/examples given by student )
The most thing that I enjoyed it on TP that I
was treated like a real teacher, and when the
Professionalism and Understanding:
student they called me teacher.
Please give a brief description of the
child from the special need, because at the
school, i.e. boys/girls, size, location.
first day it was hard to communicate with him
Curriculum and texts used
but I did it and that was the most wonderful
What different subjects are taught?
thing I did.
That challenge that I faced it that there was a
What did you enjoy most about your
I proved myself in the school as a teacher,
that I was attending meetings and ask the
practicum?
parameters for activities and events that will
be held at the school.
What challenges did you face?
we did a mistakes, they correct our mistakes
in order to avoid them in the future and they
What did you do to show your
want us to be professionals in the independent
commitment to your job as a teacher
in the school?
The parameters were very collaborators and if
parameters.
a day in school is at the morning the children
come and put their names on the attendance
How did you collaborate with your
MST and other teachers in the
school?
Describe a typical day in your school.
chart then they put their bags in the shelf, at
8:30 they go to the assembly after that they
start their lesson, at 9:00 they go to the play
ground 10:00 they eat their breakfast after
that they take the English lesson, then they
play on the areas and do the activities at 12:00
they clean up and they eat their snack and
read a story after that they take their bags and
make a line to go to home
Planning for Learning
Talk about the process of planning for
lessons. How did your MST go about
this? How did you plan to ensure you
worked within the curriculum?
The MST was happy about the lesson plan, as she
said that your lesson was organized and go on tie
and you know what to do through the lesson.
That i should plan all my lessons that that i will
give because the lesson plan organize the lesson
and you know what to do during the day.
The challenges that I face with the lesson plan
that sometimes I plan each activity in which area,
in the real lesson sometimes it changes. but I can
handle it.
First I know what lesson I will give, then I set a
activities that match each level after that I set each
activity with the materials that they will use in
this way I will be able to think on how I will
introduce the lesson.
What did you learn about planning during
the practicum?
2
What challenges did you face when
preparing your lesson plans?
Explain how you planned for teaching
speaking and listening.
I use the behavior chart, the reword system, I
realized that all this strategies is successful
because they lessen and they give you all their
attention .
The behavior chart, it was so successful and
helpful, when the child did anything wrong the
MST remained them about the behavior chart.
The lesson that it goes well when the MST lesson
for her lesson and know what to do. the children
work individual when the MST ask the child
during the lesson hear the child depend on his self
and the MST can decide this child which level,
they work on groups on the activities that the MST
do. it is so successful because the MST can know
each child what his abilities is.
by asking them burring the lesson.
putting videos about the lesson, put them in to
groups and let them to work together so they
communicate with each others.
that I see if they listen the lesson and understand it
and see their speaking level.
Implementing and Managing Learning
What strategies did you use to manage the
children?
Which were the most effective strategies you
observed your MST using in the classroom?
Describe a lesson you taught and the way in
which you implemented the lesson class
work, group work, and individual work. How
successful was this for you?
3
Explain the stages and how you taught
listening and speaking as an integrated
process.
What strategies did you employ to teach
speaking /listening activities?
What do you have to take into
consideration
when
speaking/listening activities?
teaching
Organization
What did you do to appear well organized
when in the schools? (refer to organizing
your time, portfolio, tasks etc).
I organize the lesson that I will give for the
day and put each activity a resource for the
activity and organize and prepare the materials
that I will use to introduce the lesson.
Why do you think its important to be well
organized when in the school?
To time everything and do it on time.
Yes, to be on time, and follow the lesson plan
that you did.
Have your organization and planning skills
improved? Yes- in what way? No- what
steps can you take to improve in this area?
Reflection
What has been your most powerful
learning throughout the practicum?
What was the most helpful feedback you
received during the placement?
What challenges did you face when
writing your reflections?
5
Were you able to make links between what
you did at college and what you observed or
experienced during TP? Give an example.
What do you think are important things to
study at college to ensure that you are well
prepared for TP?
That some of children I have to use with
them the reword system, behavior chart.
That I have a good management and
control on the student.
That the questions wasn't clear enough.
yes, some activities that I did on the college I
re do it in the school.
I think that we have to know how to
communicate with the special needs.
Communication
Did you face any problems or challenges in
dealing with _____________ and how did
you manage these?
Refer to one of following:
The problem that I deal with students I dialed with
it as I have to but it was hard but I could pass this
problem.
The skills that the trainee teachers must have when
they deal with administration the way of talking
with her .
MST
Other staff
Administration
Students
What skills do you think are important for
trainee teachers to have when dealing with
_______
MST
Other staff
Administration
Students
Portfolio and Observation tasks
Show how your portfolio is organized.
Choose one task that you found interesting and tell about it.
What did you learn from doing this task?
Introducing the lesson, i
learned how to manage
the class and get their
attention.
The closing part.
What changes would you make to the observation tasks?
Refer to one artefact / other task/ journal you found
interesting and tell about it.
Portfolio-Assessment Criteria to be completed post
interview.
