Interview Questions for Teachers

Opening:
Have you been involved as a mentor teacher in this SEATeacher program before?

How did you get involved/appointed as a mentor teacher for the SEATeacher
participant(s)?

Did you receive enough information about this program and your expected roles in it?

Main Questions:
Please describe your first day/encounter/ meeting with the SEATeacher participant(s)
[participants’ names]

Please describe your first week meeting with the SEATeacher participant(s) [participants’
names]

Can you describe the typical days you had SEATeacher participant(s) [participants’ names]

Can you describe your roles for the as a mentor teacher for the SEATeacher participant(s)

What do you think the students’ responses on having the pre-service teacher from …..
(country) in the classroom?

What advantages do you see SEATeacher participant(s) bring to your lesson?

What advantages do you see SEATeacher participant(s) have for your students?

In terms lesson planning, what guidelines/input/feedback you gave to the SEATeacher

participant(s) [participants’ names]?

In terms contents and delivery, what guidelines/input/feedback you gave to the

SEATeacher participant(s) [participants’ names]?

In terms classroom management, what guidelines/input/feedback you gave to the

SEATeacher participant(s) [participants’ names]?

How do you evaluate the performance of the SEATeacher participant(s) [participants’

names]?

Think of an example, describe in detail one lesson/unit where you mentor the
participants from scratch/lesson until execution in the classroom
Apart from the pedagogical skills and performance in class, what other social skills you
see as important for the SEATeacher participant(s) to successfully perform their job as
preservice teacher(s)? Did you see that in [participants’ names]

What kind of issues, problems or questions the SEATeacher participants ask/consult you
during the program?

Could you share some of the success stories of the SEATeacher participant(s) under your
mentorship?

Are you familiar with the SEATeacher guidelines provided by SEAMEO?

Compared to the preservice teachers from local university, how do you see the
similarities and differences?