Teaching Goals Inventory

Directions:

Please select ONE course you are currently teaching. Respond to each item on the inventory in relation to that particular course. (Your response might be quite different if you were asked about your overall teaching and learning goals, for example, or the appropriate instructional goals for your discipline.) Rate the importance of each goal to what you aim to have students accomplish in your course.

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 yourstudents accomplish, rather than the goal's general worthiness oroverall 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:

12345	1.	Develop ability to apply principles and generalizations already learned to new problems and situations
12345	2.	Develop analytic skills
12345	3.	Develop problem-solving skills
12345	4.	Develop ability to draw reasonable inferences from observations
12345	5.	Develop ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas
12345	6.	Develop ability to think holistically: to see the whole as well as the parts
12345	7.	Develop ability to think creatively
12345	8.	Develop ability to distinguish between fact and opinion
12345	9.	Improve skill at paying attention
12345	10.	Develop ability to concentrate
12345	11.	Improve memory skills
12345	12.	Improve listening skills
12345	13.	Improve speaking skills
12345	14.	Improve reading skills
12345	15.	Improve writing skills
12345	16.	Develop appropriate study skills, strategies, and habits
12345	17.	Improve mathematical skills
12345	18.	Learn terms and facts of this subject
12345	19.	Learn concepts and theories in this subject
12345	20.	Develop skill in using materials, tools, and/or technology central to this subject
12345	21.	Learn to understand perspectives and values of this subject
12345	22.	Prepare for transfer or graduate study
12345	23.	Learn techniques and methods used to gain new knowledge in this subject
12345	24.	Learn to evaluate methods and materials in this subject
12345	25.	Learn to appreciate important contributions to this subject
12345	26.	Develop an appreciation of the liberal arts and sciences
12345	27.	Develop an openness to new ideas
12345	28.	Develop an informed concern about contemporary social issues
12345	29.	Develop a commitment to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
12345	30.	Develop a lifelong love of learning
12345	31.	Develop aesthetic appreciation
12345	32.	Develop an informed historical perspective
12345	33.	Develop an informed understanding of the role of science and technology
12345	34.	Develop an informed appreciation of other cultures
12345	35.	Develop capacity to make informed ethical choices
12345	36.	Develop ability to work productively with others
12345	37.	Develop management skills
12345	38.	Develop leadership skills
12345	39.	Develop a commitment to accurate work
12345	40.	Improve ability to follow directions, instructions, and plans
12345	41.	Improve ability to organize and use time effectively
12345	42.	Develop a commitment to personal achievement
12345	43.	Develop ability to perform skillfully
12345	44.	Cultivate a sense of responsibility for one's own behavior
12345	45.	Improve self-esteem/self-confidence
12345	46.	Develop a commitment to one's own values
12345	47.	Develop respect for one's own values
12345	48.	Cultivate emotional health and well-being
12345	49.	Cultivate physical health and well being
12345	50.	Cultivate an active commitment to honesty
12345	51.	Develop capacity to think for oneself
12345	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.)