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Exercise 2: Maths teaching quality edit

Rating scale
1 Strongly disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly agree
Items
1 My maths teacher is friendly and cares about me.
2 The work we do in our maths classes in well organised.
3 My maths teacher expects high standards of work from everyone.
4 My maths teacher helps me to learn.
5 I enjoy the work we do in maths classes.
6 My maths teacher explains things clearly to me.
7 My maths teacher is enthusiastic about the work we do in class.
8 I get excited about the work we do in maths classes.
9 My maths teacher treats me fairly.
10 The work we do in maths classes is interesting.
Solution
  • Remove Maths3
  • 9 items; ; α = .90, N = 1355

Exercise 3: English teaching quality edit

Rating scale
1 Strongly disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly agree
Items
1 My english teacher is friendly and cares about me.
2 The work we do in our english classes in well organised.
3 My english teacher expects high standards of work from everyone.
4 My english teacher helps me to learn.
5 I enjoy the work we do in english classes.
6 My english teacher explains things clearly to me.
7 My english teacher is enthusiastic about the work we do in class.
8 I get excited about the work we do in english classes.
9 My english teacher treats me fairly.
10 The work we do in english classes is interesting.
Solution
  • Remove two items (English 13 and English 14)
  • 8 items; ; α = .88, N = 1350

  1. Francis, G. (2007). Introduction to SPSS for Windows: v. 15.0 and 14.0 with Notes for Studentware (5th ed.). Sydney: Pearson Education. | Support site
  2. Francis, G. (2007). Introduction to SPSS for Windows: v. 15.0 and 14.0 with Notes for Studentware (5th ed.). Sydney: Pearson Education. | Support site