Republic of the Philippines

City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

INTERVIEW GUIDE
(Principal and Head Teacher)

Thank you for taking the time my interview you today! As a reminder before we begin,
you are not obliged to answer any of the questions. If there are questions you wish to skip, feel
free to inform me so we can proceed. The data to be collected will remain confidential and
used solely for academic purposes.

Personal Life
1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? (e.g. name, age, work, educational background,
hobbies, interests)
2. How do you balance your work and personal life agendas?
2.1. What do you usually do when you are not working?
2.2. What are the activities that you enjoy that people don’t know about?
2.3. What are your time management tips?
3. What do you think is the character that qualifies you as the best at what you do?

Management
1. As a principal/head teacher, what are the management styles that you think are most
effective for your school?
2. How do you solve student-related problems?
2.1. Can you share your unforgettable experience regarding this question?
3. How do you solve teacher-related problems?
3.1. Can you share your unforgettable experience regarding this question?

Achievements
1. What did you do to become a successful head teacher/principal?
1.1. What do you think is the skillset of a person in your position?
1.2. If given the chance, what would you like to improve on yourself before you
achieved that position?
1.3. In your own opinion, what are the attitudes that contribute to the professional
growth of a person?
2. Can you tell us the story of how did you become a head teacher/principal?
3. Before you applied for that position, did you ever see yourself becoming a leader or someone
who manages a team?
4. Where do you draw your motivation to perform your best every day?
5. What advice would you give to those who want to be a professional someday?
6. Describe yourself in 3 words.

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City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

INTERVIEW GUIDE
(Teacher Awardee/Global Teacher)

Thank you for taking your time in my interview for you today! As a reminder before we begin, you
are not obliged to answer any of the questions. If there are questions you wish to skip, feel free to inform
me so we can proceed. The data to be collected will remain confidential and used solely for academic
purposes.

1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? (e.g. name, age, work, educational background,
hobbies, interests)
2. Before becoming a/an (insert position), what was your dream or goal in life?
2.1. Were you able to achieve that? How?

2.2. What are your goals now that the time has passed?

3. What do you aspire to achieve in the years to come?

3.1. What are your short-term goals?

3.2. What are your long-term goals?

4. As a teacher awardee, what is your teaching principle that made you win the award?
4.1. How did you feel when you won the award?

4.2. What did you do to further improve your skills?

5. What did you do to become a successful teacher?

5.1. What do you think is the skillset of a global teacher?

5.2. If given the chance, what would you like to improve on yourself before you won the
award?
5.3. In your own opinion, what are the attitudes that contributes to the professional growth of
a person?
6. Where do you draw your motivation to perform your best every day?
6.1. When you are not working as a teacher, where can we find you?

7. What advice would you give to those who wants to be a professional someday?
8. Describe yourself in 3 words.

INTERVIEW GUIDE

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City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

(Cooperating Teacher)

Thank you for taking your time in my interview for you today! As a reminder before we begin, you
are not obliged to answer any of the questions. If there are questions you wish to skip, feel free to inform
me so we can proceed. The data to be collected will remain confidential and used solely for academic
purposes. Personal Life

1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? (e.g. name, age, work, educational background,
hobbies, interests)
2. How do you balance your work and personal life agendas?
2.1. What do you usually do when you are not working?
2.2. What are the activities that you enjoy that people don’t know?
2.3. What are your time management tips?
3. What do you think is your character that qualifies you the best at what you do?
4. Describe yourself in 3 words.

Classroom Management

1. What is your approach to classroom management? Why?

2. How do you structure your time to manage all of the duties associated with teaching?
3. Tell us about a troubling student you have taught and how you helped him or her.
3.1. How would you deal with a student who regularly missed school or your class?
3.2. Describe a time you felt challenged by a student. How did you handle the situation?
3.3. Under what circumstances would you refer a child to the administrator's office?
4. How do you provide support for students with exceptional abilities?
5. In what ways do you keep students on task and well behaved during collaborative group
activities?
6. Describe your expectations for student behavior? In other words, if I were to enter your class on
an average day, what should I expect to see with regard to student behavior?

Teaching Strategy

1. In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the strategy/strategies that you use in
your classroom?
1.1. What kinds of strategies do you use to challenge students to have an in depth
understanding of mathematics?
2. What strategies do you use to make curriculum meaningful and relevant to students?
3. How do you motivate your students to become active learners in your classroom?
4. How do you modify your teaching to reach students who are struggling to perform at grade level?
5. How have and will you address your students' different learning styles?
6. What plans do you have for the integration of technology in your own classroom?
6.1. How does technology make teaching more simple or difficult?
7. Describe the evaluation instruments you use to assess student learning.

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City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

Career

1. When did you decide to become a teacher, and why did you choose this field?
2. What is your educational background?
3. What are the differences in terms of workload in your position right now compared to your first
teaching year?
4. What is one of your weaknesses, and how are you working to improve it?
5. What personal strengths do you find especially helpful in your teaching?
6. What do you like most about teaching as a career? 7. What is the most difficult aspect of teaching
today?
8. What is the most rewarding aspect of teaching today?
9. What is your philosophy of education?
10. What is the greatest success you have had in teaching?
11. What do you think was your most successful lesson you have taught and why?
12. What was the most challenging lesson you have had to teach, and how did you overcome the
obstacles?
13. What would your students say they had learned after spending a year in your class?
14. What are your plans for continuing your professional growth?

INTERVIEW GUIDE

(Parents)

Thank you for taking your time in my interview for you today! As a reminder before we begin, you are
not obliged to answer any of the questions. If there are questions you wish to skip, feel free to inform me
so we can proceed. The data to be collected will remain confidential and used solely for academic
purposes.

1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? (e.g. name, age, work, educational background,
introduce child that studies in RSHS)

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

2. How do you motivate your child to study or perform better at school?

2.1. During examinations, what do you do to lighten the stress of your child?
2.2. How capable are you in providing for your child’s learning at home? (Not limited to
financial capability)
2.3. How do you show your support to your child’s hobbies that are not related to school?

3. Are you satisfied with the performance of your child in terms of the grades given by his/her
teacher? Why?

3.1. What are the achievements of your child that you will never forget?

3.2. How do you reinforce said achievements?

3.3. Where do you think is your child’s strengths and weaknesses in class?

4. How do you help your child when he/she is asking for help for schoolwork?
4.1. Can you cite some examples?

5. How do you bond with your child?

5.1. What activities do you like to do with him/her?

5.2. How often do you talk to one another that involves non-school-related topics?

6. What do you do when your child is sleeping late to comply to his/her schoolwork?
7. Do you have specific standards towards your child’s grades every quarter?
7.1. If yes, what are those?
7.2. If no, why don’t you have one?

8. If you can scale yourself from 1 to 5, 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, how would you
rate your involvement in your child’s education? Elaborate your answer.

INTERVIEW GUIDE

(Students)

Thank you for taking your time in my interview for you today! As a reminder before we begin, you are
not obliged to answer any of the questions. If there are questions you wish to skip, feel free to inform me
so we can proceed. The data to be collected will remain confidential and used solely for academic
purposes.

Personal Life

1. How’s your week so far?

1.1. What tasks have you accomplished?

1.2. What are the emotions present in your mind?

2. Can you give a brief introduction of yourself? You can include your name, grade and section.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

3. Are there things you want to share with me? (e.g. hobbies, interests, trivia) 4. What are your goals
in life?

4.1. How do you see yourself 10 years from now?

4.2. What or who motivates you to go to school everyday?

5. Who do you talk to when you encounter personal problems?

6. If you don’t mind, can you tell me an experience you won’t forget? (good or bad, school-related
or not)

Environment
1. Where is your working and/or learning area in your house?
2. Who is with you inside the house?
3. Are there people interrupting your learning area while you are in your class?
3.1. If there are, who are they and how often do they interrupt?

4. How comfortable are you with your learning area?

4.1. What annoys you the most with your learning area?

5. What helps you focus on your studies in your environment?

5.1. When you have online schoolwork, how often do you have the technology (laptop, tablet,
computer, etc) you need?

5.2. How difficult or easy is it for you to connect to the internet to access your schoolwork?

5.3. How do you handle these types of challenges daily?

Social Engagement
1. How does your parents/guardian support your studies?
2. Can you tell me a little bit about your friends that you talk to every now and then?
2.1. How do they help you solve your problems?

2.2. What emotions can you share to your friends?

3. If you have a question about your homework, who would you ask for help and why?
4. What activities do you enjoy doing when you are not doing schoolwork?

Classroom
1. How do you manage your time between schoolwork, house chores and self-care?
2. What would be your reason if you failed to attend a class?
3. How excited are you in attending your classes?

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS, AND SCIENCES
Gordon College Building, OCSC, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200

3.1. What subjects do you consider as your least favorite one?

3.2. How about your favorite subject?

4. Can you describe your performance inside the classroom?

4.1. How about in your Mathematics’ subject?
5. What activities engage you the most in your class?
5.1. Which aspects of class have you found least engaging?

5.2. If you were the teacher of the class, what is the one thing you would do to make it more
engaging for all students?

6. How much effort are you putting into your classes right now?
6.1. How difficult or easy is it for you to try hard on your schoolwork right now?

6.2. How difficult or easy is it for you to stay focused on your schoolwork right now?

6.3. What has been the hardest part about completing your schoolwork?

6.4. What can you improve in your performance last quarter?

7. Which learning modality has taught you the most? (Elaborate the meaning of Learning Modality)

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