Development of Teacher and Principal Questionnaires

In order to establish goals for the development of the teacher and principal questionnaires, the TALIS Board of Participating Countries (BPC) conducted a priority rating exercise (see Chapter 2). To translate these goals into survey analysis plans and survey questionnaires (i.e. the Teacher and Principal Questionnaires), an Instrument Development Expert Group (IDEG) was established in conjunction with the BPC. This chapter explains in detail the frameworks guiding the questionnaire development for each of the main themes covered by the first TALIS survey: teacher background characteristics and professional development principal and school background characteristics school leadership and management appraisal of and feedback to teachers and teaching practices, attitudes and beliefs.