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The Teacher Motivation and Job Satisfaction Survey

DIRECTIONS: For each item, please indicate your response by clicking on the appropriate button. When you have finished, click on the *SUBMIT* button at the bottom of the page to send your responses.

QUESTION NO.
1.

QUESTION
What is your overall level of satisfaction with your job as a teacher?

VERY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED DISSATISFIED SATISFIED

1 2 3

VERY SATISFIED
4

QUESTION NO.
2.

QUESTION
If you had the opportunity to start over in a new career, would you choose to become a teacher?

YES
1

NO
2

QUESTION NO.
3.

QUESTION
Generally speaking, do you believe that the teachers with whom you work are motivated?

YES
1

NO
2

QUESTION NO.
4.

QUESTION
How many teachers that you know or work with would you classify as unmotivated?

1-2
1

3-4
2

5-6
3

7-8
4

9-10
5

More than 10
6

5. On the followng 6-point scale, indicate the degree to which each of the following serve as a motivating factor or an unmotivating factor for teachers.

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QUESTION NO.
5a. 5b. 5c. 5d. 5e. 5f. 5g. 5h. 5i. 5j. 5k. 5l. 5m. 5n. 5o. 5p. 5q. 5r.

QUESTION
recognition (e.g., receiving praise from administrators, parents, students, or others) potential for professional growth (e.g., possibility of improving one's own professional skills) supervision by superiors (e.g., overall competence of superiors) interpersonal relationships with colleagues (e.g., interaction with other teachers) salary (e.g., financial compensation) job security (e.g., tenure) status (e.g., professional status of teaching) interpersonal relationships with administrators (e.g., interaction with administrators) sense of achievement (e.g., experiencing success) working conditions (e.g., building conditions, amount of work, facilities available) district policies (e.g., overall effects of the district as an organization) teacher evaluation (e.g., appraisal of classroom instruction by evaluator) responsibility (e.g., autonomy, authority and responsibility for own work) potential for advancement (e.g., possibility of assuming different positions in the profession) work itself (e.g., aspects associated with the tasks of teaching) factors in personal life (e.g., effects of teaching on one's personal life) interpersonal relationships with students (e.g., interaction with students) sense of accountability (e.g., being held directly responsible for student learning)

HIGHLY UNMOTIVATING
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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HIGHLY MOTIVATING
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6. On the followng 6-point scale, indicate the degree to which each of the following items serve as a motivating factor or an unmotivating factor for teachers. QUESTION NO.
6a. 6b. 6c. 6d. 6e. 6f. 6g. 6h. 6i. 6j.

QUESTION
a one-time monetary award (supplemental to the step increase) being selected as "Teacher of the Year" in the district an instructional workshop offered by the district for a fee having students thank a teacher for aiding in the understanding of a difficult concept an instructional workshop offered and paid for by the district being given the opportunity to participate in teacher projects (e.g., research, curriculum development) early retirement/contract buy-out observing vast improvement in the achievement levels of one's students since the beginning of the year being awarded a plaque by students being permitted to purchase additional equipment and supplies for the classroomnbsp;

HIGHLY UNMOTIVATING
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

..... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

..... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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HIGHLY MOTIVATING
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

QUESTION NO.
7.

QUESTION
What is your gender?

FEMALE
1

MALE
2

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QUESTION NO.
8.

QUESTION
What is your ethnicity?

AFRICAN AMERICAN
1

ASIAN AMERICAN
2

CAUCASIAN
3

HISPANIC AMERICAN
4

OTHER
5

QUESTION NO.
9.

QUESTION
What is your age?

21-25 YEARS
1

26-30 YEARS
2

31-35 YEARS
3

36-40 YEARS
4

41-45 YEARS
5

46-50 YEARS
6

51-55 YEARS
7

56 YEARS OR OLDER
8

QUESTION NO.
10.

QUESTION
Including the current school year, how many years of teaching experience do you have?

1-5 YEARS
1

6-10 YEARS
2

11-15 YEARS
3

16-20 YEARS
4

21-25 YEARS
5

26-30 YEARS
6

31-35 YEARS
7

36 YEARS OR MORE
8

QUESTION NO.
11.

QUESTION
Which best describes your current school setting?

URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL

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QUESTION NO.
12.

QUESTION
Which best describes your current school level?

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1

MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2

HIGH SCHOOL
3

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Thank you for participating in this research study. If you have questions or comments about this survey, please feel free to contact me... Craig A. Mertler, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 mertler@bgnet.bgsu.edu