LIKERT SCALE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

Over-Crowded Classrooms

Students:

Initial general questions

1. What would you consider to be an ideal classroom size in terms of

number of students? A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50+

2. What would you consider to be an overcrowded classroom in

terms of number of students? A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50+

Likert four point questions:

1. It is louder and more difficult for me to focus in an overcrowded

classroom.

2. In an overcrowded I feel hotter, irritable and tired during class.

3. If there were fewer students in my class, I feel the teacher could

spend more one-on-one time with me and improve my

performance.

4. I would be willing to go to school on a early shift (6am-12pm) or

late shift (12pm-6pm) if the class room size was smaller and ideal

for learning.

5. I would be more motivated to attend class each day if the

classroom size was smaller and ideal for learning.

 6. Overall I feel less stressed and more fulfilled after learning in

small groups.

7. I feel like I retain more of the lesson when working in small

groups.

8. Working in small groups causes more disruption making it

difficult to learn.

9. Learning in small groups teaches me more personal

responsibility and discipline.

10. I feel more socially connected to my co-students and teacher

when working in small groups.

A. STRONGLY AGREE B. AGREE C. DISAGREE D.

STRONGLY DISAGREE

Teachers:

Initial general questions

1. What would you consider to be an ideal classroom size in terms of

number of students? A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50+

2. What would you consider to be an overcrowded classroom in

terms of number of students? A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50+

Likert four point questions:

1. Overcrowded classrooms increases the time I spend disciplining

and managing student misbehavior, and decreases my effective

classroom teaching time.

2. Due to overcrowded classrooms it is difficult to find time to

carefully grade each paper and keep up with paperwork.

3. I feel that overcrowded classrooms in RBL are leading to lower

student participation and results.

4. I routinely work over the DEPED Magna Carta legal limit of six

hours per day of combined teaching, preparation, correction and

administrative assignments.

5. The classes I observed were more manageable in multilevel small

groups.

6. In small multilevel groups I could better evaluate student skill

levels then adjust to their individual accordingly.

7. The students were more behaved and required less discipline in

small multilevel groups.

8. I observed more one-on-one student interaction teaching in small

multilevel groups.

9. Overall I observed or felt less stress and more fulfillment after

teaching a class in a multilevel small group format.

10. If given the choice I would prefer to teach my overcrowded

English classrooms in a multilevel small group format.

A. STRONGLY AGREE B. AGREE C. DISAGREE D.

STRONGLY DISAGREE