Teaching Goals Inventory

Please indicate ONE course you are currently teaching:

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

1. Develop ability to apply principles and generalizations already learned to new problems and situations

2. Develop analytic skills

3. Develop problem-solving skills

4. Develop ability to draw reasonable inferences from observations

5. Develop ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas

6. Develop ability to think holistically: to see the whole as well as the parts

7. Develop ability to think creatively

8. Develop ability to distinguish between fact and opinion

9. Improve skill at paying attention

10. Develop ability to concentrate

11. Improve memory skills

12. Improve listening skills

13. Improve speaking skills

14. Improve reading skills

15. Improve writing skills

16. Develop appropriate study skills, strategies, and habits

17. Improve mathematical skills

18. Learn terms and facts of this subject

19. Learn concepts and theories in this subject

20. Develop skill in using materials, tools, and/or technology central to this subject

21. Learn to understand perspectives and values of this subject

22. Prepare for transfer or graduate study

23. Learn techniques and methods used to gain new knowledge in this subject

24. Learn to evaluate methods and materials in this subject

25. Learn to appreciate important contributions to this subject

26. Develop an appreciation of the liberal arts and sciences

27. Develop an openness to new ideas

28. Develop an informed concern about contemporary social issues

29. Develop a commitment to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship

30. Develop a lifelong love of learning

31. Develop aesthetic appreciation

32. Develop an informed historical perspective

33. Develop an informed understanding of the role of science and technology

34. Develop an informed appreciation of other cultures

35. Develop capacity to make informed ethical choices

36. Develop ability to work productively with others

37. Develop management skills

38. Develop leadership skills

39. Develop a commitment to accurate work

40. Improve ability to follow directions, instructions, and plans

41. Improve ability to organize and use time effectively

42. Develop a commitment to personal achievement

43. Develop ability to perform skillfully

44. Cultivate a sense of responsibility for ones's own behavior

45. Improve self-esteem/self-confidence

46. Develop a commitment to ones's own values

47. Develop respect for ones's own values

48. Cultivate emotional health and well-being

49. Cultivate physical health and well being

50. Cultivate an active commitment to honesty

51. Develop capacity to think for oneself

52. Develop capacity to make wise decisions

53. In general, how do you see your primary role as a teacher? (Although more than one statement may apply, please choose only one.)

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