INTERVIEW QUESTION TYPES

GOAL STATEMENT/SECTION

HOW DEMONSTRATED (please

note answers /examples given by
student )

1-I was in AlGrayen Kindergarten,

thats was my second time to be in
this

beautiful

kindergarten.

Everything was professional there

and they were really respectful.
Thats the inference of AlQrayen
kindergarten ,the school is well
organized with great members of
staff that knows how to educate
the children in the best way
possible

and

pass

the

right

messages to children in simplest

way to make to make it more easy
for them and to understand the
learning syllabus.

2--Everything is well organized and

all the teachers are Punctual. They
follow all the directed rules. The
second thing I really liked is that all
the teachers share their materials
and resources .Instead of each
teacher

buying

materials

.When

the
the

same
principle

enters the classes and have a look

of childrens work she feel excited
and sometimes she gives some
comments to the MST for example
she uses potatoes for 1 of the
activities.

Planning for Learning

7-Talk about the process of planning for lessons. How
did your MST go about this? How did you plan to
ensure you worked within the curriculum?

8-What did you learn about planning during the

practicum?
9-What challenges did you face when preparing your
lesson plans?
10-Explain how you planned for teaching speaking
and listening.

7-First of all after the students

leaves I sit with the MST and I
discuss with her about the lesson
that she will teach tomorrow so I
have a piece of paper and write
down everything because some of
the materials are in the school so
instead of buying new I will use the
materials that are in the school.
The MST give me some
suggestions and if sometimes I say
that will do this activity she say that
it will be hard for the students.
Every Mondy we sit after the
school until 2:00 and we follow the
curriculum.

Implementing and Managing Learning

11-What strategies did you use to manage the
children?
12-Which were the most effective strategies you
observed your MST using in the classroom?

8-I learned many things from the

MST during planning during the
practicum she gives me many
suggestions and she teaches me
new things that I didnt know
before.

9-I was thinking that the activities

will be hard for the students and
13-Describe a lesson you taught and the way in which
they will not be able to understand
you implemented the lesson class work, group work,
it .But when I gave them the
and individual work. How successful was this for you?
activity students were trying their
best to finish the activity in the
14-Explain the stages and how you taught listening and same time.
speaking as an integrated process.
10- Students were listening to me
while Im explaining the lesson and
15-What strategies did you employ to teach speaking they were active and answering
my questions.
/listening activities?
Speaking- The students were
answering my following questions
so that I make sure that they
16- What do you have to take into consideration when
understand the lesson.
teaching speaking/listening activities?
11- Following a specific technique
by staring to them for a while and
mostly they understand the face
expression and remain seated.
12-The Mst was giving the
students chance to answer a
difficult question, then she ask the
child to choose the sticker and
place it to his hand.

Organization

13-The lesson was about the

17-What did you do to appear well organized when in

the schools? (Refer to organizing your time, portfolio,
tasks etc.).

letter (i), I have implemented

18-Why do you think its important to be well organized

when in the school?
19-Have your organization and planning skills
improved? Yes - in what way? No - what steps can you
take to improve in this area?

everything and all the students

were motivated and active at the
same time. The lesson was very
successful and I was really
happy because everything went
well.
14-Listing: I was explaining the
lesson to engage the students,
They all were listing when I
played the video and they all
enjoyed.
-Speaking:

children answer I

was asking them to raise their

hand so that I can here every
child and what his answer, they
were excellent and they all were
participating.
15-I was raising my voice and I
was keeping it more students
centered

so

that

give

the

students a chance to show their

understandings.
16-Speaking: ask the students to
raise their hands if they want to

Reflection
20-What has been your most powerful learning
throughout the practicum?
21What was the most helpful feedback you received
during the placement?

22-What challenges did you face when writing your

reflections?
23-Were you able to make links between what you did
at college and what you observed or experienced
during TP? Give an example.
24-What do you think are important things to study at
college to ensure that you are well prepared for TP?

20-That choosing the right

activities that suits their level.
Because some children were
finding some difficulties with the
activities and they will feel bored
because they found it difficult.
21-The teacher was giving me
beautiful feedbacks about the
activities that I did and she was
telling me that all of the teachers
as they entered the class they get
surprised about the activities.
22-Some of the activities were not
suitable for all the levels some of
the students were finding some of
the activities were very difficult for
them, so I was thinking that next
time I should think more about
students abilities.
23-Yes, I have learned many thing
and I implement it at school,
students for example whenever I
see a child I have to smile so that
let them feel safe. The second
thing that when students
misbehaved and distracting the
class I walk in front of the students
and I keep my eyes on his eyes
until he be quite.
24- The most important thing is
time management, to be punctual
and if I couldnt come to school I
should be more professional so I
must send an email to the school
that Im not able to come today
and I will make up this day or I will
be late because.

Communication

25-Did you face any problems or challenges in dealing

with _____________ and how did you manage these?
Refer to one of following:
MST
Other staff
Administration
Students
26-What skills do you think are important for trainee
teachers to have when dealing with _______
MST
Other staff
Administration
Students

25-When I was explaining the

lesson some of the students were
distrusting others. These too
students are new and they still
dont know the rules at all. I was
talking to them nicely and tell them
to be quite for example if they
misbehaved I stare at them for 5
seconds then they be quite.
26- That I should be well organized
and agree with all the instructions
that the principle set.

Portfolio and Observation tasks

Show how your portfolio is organized.
Choose one task that you found interesting and tell
about it. What did you learn from doing this task?
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What changes would you make to the observation

tasks?
Refer to one artefact / other task / journal you found
interesting and tell about it.
Portfolio-Assessment Criteria to be completed post
interview.

-Structure of the day