TEACHER AND STUDENT ROLE EXPECTATIONS SURVEY
STUDENT VERSION

Purpose: This survey will provide invaluable information to your teachers at Green River Community College. All the information from the questionnaires will be summarized and analyzed to show how different student groups and teachers view their respective roles in the classroom. Teachers will be encouraged to use the information to improve the classroom-learning environment. To help us achieve this goal, your honest responses will be necessary.

Demographic information: 
Please complete this section. Do not write your name on this form.

1. How long have you been at GRCC? Check the appropriate block.
5 New 		5 1-2 Quarters 	5 2-3 Quarters	
5 3-4 Quarters 	5 4+ Quarters
2. What is your age? Check the appropriate block.
5 13-20 		5 21-25 		5 26-30 	
5 31-40   	5 41-50		5 51+	 
3. In what country did you receive most of your education? Check the appropriate block.	
5 Bolivia		5 Brazil		5 Cambodia		5 Canada		5 China		5 Colombia		5 Fuji			5 Ghana		5 Hong Kong		5 Hungary		5 India		5 Indonesia		
5 Japan		5 Kenya		5 Korea		5 Kuwait 		5 Macao		5 Mexico		5 Morocco		5 Pakistan  		5 Philippines  		5 Portugal 		5 Russia		5 Senegal		5 Singapore 		5 Sweden 		5 Switzerland 		5 Syria 		5 Taiwan 		5 Thailand 		5 Turkey 		5 UAE 		5 Ukraine 		5 United Kingdom 	5 USA 		5 Vietnam 		5 Zambia  		5 Zimbabwe		
5 Other. Please write the name here ____________________________________
4. If you were not born in the USA, how long have you been here? Check the appropriate block.
5 Less than one year		5 1-2 year/s		5 2-3 years		
5 3-4 years			5 4-5 years		5 5+ years
5. What overseas experience do you have? International students do not count the time at GRCC. Please 
check all the appropriate items and write in the length of time for each.
	5 Vacationed abroad		___day/s 	___week/s 	___month/s 	___year/s	
5 Worked abroad		___day/s 	___week/s 	___month/s 	___year/s
5 Lived abroad		___day/s 	___week/s 	___month/s 	___year/s
6. What is your gender? Check the appropriate block.
5 Female     			 5 Male 
7. What is your highest level of education? Check the appropriate block.
5 High school diploma/completion    		5 AA degree     		
5 Graduate degree     				5 Post-graduate degree
5 Other. Please specify here ___________________________
8. Please check all the blocks that apply to you:
	5 Running Start Student		5 Two Year Degree Student
	5 Technical/Professional Student	5 Academic Transfer Student
	5 International Student			5 Worker Retraining Student

Instructions: 
1.	If you have completed this questionnaire previously, please do not fill one out again. 
2.	While completing the questionnaire, think about all your classes at Green River Community College, not just the ones you are attending this quarter.
3.	For each item, indicate whether you strongly agree (SA), agree (A), neither agree nor disagree OR don’t know (N), disagree (D), or strongly disagree (SD).

I think students should:	SA	A	N	D	SD	
1. Call teachers by their first names.						
2. Feel embarrassed about giving a wrong answer.						
3. Ask the teacher how to get a better grade.						
4. Learn something because it is important to be well educated.						
5. Present their own opinions in class.						
6. Attend classes every day.						
7. Disagree openly with the teacher during class.						
8. Raise their hands for permission to speak in class.						
9. Rely on their friends’ help when they complete individual assignments at home.						
10. Work with group members in class to achieve group assignment goals.						
11. Treat teachers as equals of students in the classroom.						
12. Accept their mistakes as a natural part of learning.						
13. Ask questions so a teacher will notice them.						
14. Learn something to have interesting conversations with other students.						
15. Participate in class discussions.						
16. Hand in assignments on time.						
17. Agree with the teacher.						
18. Keep eye contact when talking with the teacher.						
19. Not quote and cite when using information from the Internet for assignments.						
20. Make comments during group work activities that will help group members.						
21. Learn better from a teacher of the same gender.						
22. Admit not knowing an answer.						
23. Ask for criticism from the teacher.						
24. Learn something to get a better job in the future.						
25. Volunteer to participate in class activities.						
26. Meet the course work criteria.						
27. Disagree openly with the teacher only after class.						
28. Wait to speak until called upon by the teacher.						
29. Not give assignments from completed courses to other students currently taking the course.						
30. Complete assigned sections of group assignments with care.						
31. Accept the authority of teachers in the classroom.						
32. Admit making a mistake.						
33. Ask questions when confused in class.						

I think students should:	SA	A	N	D	SD	
34. Learn something just because it is interesting.						
35. Volunteer to answer questions.						
36. Follow the teacher’s instructions carefully in class.						
37. Disagree with the opinions of teachers.						
38. Follow the teacher’s instructions exactly in class.						
39. Use information from their old assignments for new assignments in a different class.						
40. Agree with group members rather than disagree with them.						
41. Show respect to teachers in the classroom because of their position.						
42. Not make mistakes when answering questions.						
43. Help other students answer questions in class.						
44. Learn something only because it might be on a test.						
45. Talk the same amount as other students in class.						
46. Try to figure out ideas they don’t understand on their own.						
47. Write ideas to match the teacher's ideas.						
48. Make jokes in class.						
49. Give another student the answer to a question during a test/exam.						
50. Complete assignments to responsibly benefit self and classmates.						
I think teachers should:	SA	A	N	D	SD	
51. Talk more often than students in class.						
52. Understand each student's culture.						
53. Admit when they don’t know an answer to a question.						
54. Praise students who do good work.						
55. Distribute a written list of class rules.						
56. Give students as much time as needed to answer questions.						
57. Give the correct answer when students make an error.						
58. Organize class to make learning easier.						
59. Treat students as equals of teachers in class.						
60. Present lessons that show clear organization.						
61. Use teaching methods familiar to the students.						
62. Slow the pace of class so everyone can keep up.						
63. Help students understand each other’s culture.						
64. Admit having made a mistake.						
65. Smile in class when they are happy.						
66. Distribute a written list of grading policies.						
67. Ask questions only that students can answer with facts out of the course material.						
68. Criticize students who make errors.						
69. Encourage students to express their feelings in class.						
70. Socialize with students outside of class.						
71. Explain how lessons are connected to each other.						
72. Use more than one teaching method each class.						
I think teachers should:	SA	A	N	D	SD	
73. Use language that all students can understand.						
74. Help students understand American culture.						
75. Not make mistakes in class.						
76. Use humor in class.						
77. Give homework nearly every day.						
87. Call on students who don't participate in class.						
79. Not point out or correct some student errors.						
80. Encourage student participation in class.						
81. Help students with their personal problems.						
82. Follow the course outline/syllabus exactly.						
83. Use several teaching methods each semester.						
84. Encourage students to work in small groups during class.						
85. Change class rules to fit students' cultures.						
86. Be able to answer any question on the subject.						
87. Discuss their personal lives/feelings in class.						
88. Return written work or tests within one week.						
89. Call on students in a random order.						
90. Ask students to correct each other’s errors.						
91. Encourage students to think and listen rather than speak.						
92. Be available to students whenever needed, including at home.						
93. Give lectures that make the subject clearer.						
94. Use only the single best teaching method.						
95. Encourage students to work with classmates from other cultures.						
96. Correct students' culturally inappropriate behavior in class.						
97. Be able to deviate from the day's lesson plan.						
98. Laugh in class.						
99. Make detailed comments on written work or tests.						
100. Ask questions requiring critical thinking and student opinion.						
101. Point out a student error but make the student correct it.						
102. Help students get along with each other.						
103. Encourage students to disagree with them in class.						
104. Use examples to clarify difficult points.						
105. Change their methods to meet the needs of their students.						

Adapted from: McCargar, D. F. (1993). Teacher and student role expectations: Cross-cultural differences and implications. Modern Language Journal, 77(2), 192-207.