Teaching Goals Inventory

© Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross. Reproduced with permission.


Please rate the importance of each of the fifty-two goals listed below to the specific course you have selected.

Assess each goal's importance to what you deliberately aim to have your students accomplish, rather than the goal's general worthiness or overall importance to your institution's mission. There are no"right" or "wrong" answers; only personally more or less accurate ones. For each goal, choose only one response on the 1- to -5 rating scale. You may want to read quickly through all fifty-two goals before rating their relative importance. In relation to the course you are focusing on, indicate whether each goal you rate is:

(1) Not Applicable
A goal you never try to achieve
(2) Unimportant
A goal you rarely try to achieve
(3) Important
A goal you sometimes try to achieve
(4) Very Important
A goal you often try to achieve
(5) Essential
A goal you always/nearly always try to achieve


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Teaching students facts and principles of the subject matter
Providing a role model for students
Helping students develop higher-order thinking skills
Preparing students for jobs/careers
Fostering student development and personal growth
Helping students develop basic learning skills