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Teaching Perspectives Inventory



I was surprised to see how accurate the results are. Except the fact that the scores are generally higher than I expected them to be, I think the results represent my perspectives pretty well. The test allows me to review my philosophical viewpoint. According to the results, nurturing is my dominant perspective whereas social reform is my recessive perspective. I was surprised by this because that is exactly what my perspectives are on roles as an educator (or a math teacher). The intention bar of the nurturing perspective is the highest and its action bar is the lowest. This result raises a question: Will the result change after my practicum? Will it change again when I really become a teacher? Since the test was taken assuming I have an experience teaching a classroom or currently work as a teacher, taking the test again when I actually have an experience might change the result. I might realize that another perspective other than the nurturing perspective is a lot more important.

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