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Table 2
Perceptions of T-TESS

Statement Disagree Neither agree nor Agree
disagree

I understand the T-TESS rubric. 5.88% 0.00% 94.12%
T-TESS is a valuable tool for my growth as 0.00% 41.18% 58.82%
an educator.
The trainings and support are relevant to my 0.00% 35.29% 64.71%
role as a teacher and goals for improvement.

Learning Environment
Three survey questions delved into teachers’ perceptions of the learning
environment. The first question asked, “Which learning environment is the most
effective approach?” (Table 3). Regarding student-centered teaching practices
being the most effective approach, 13.33% disagreed, 26.67% neither agreed nor
disagreed, and 60.00% agreed. Conversely, 13.33% agreed, 26.67% neither agreed
nor disagreed, and 60.00% disagreed with the idea of teacher-centered teaching
practices being the most effective approach. This illustrates most teachers perceived
student-centered teaching practices as the most effective. Interestingly, 70.59%
agreed to a mix of teacher and student-centered teaching practices being the most
effective approach.

Table 3
Perceptions of Approaches: Which Learning Environment is the Most Effective Approach?

Neither Total
Approach Disagree agree nor Agree
disagree Responses

Student-Centered Learning Environment 13.33% 26.67% 60% 15

Teacher-Centered Learning Environment 60.00% 26.67% 13.33% 15

A Mix of Student-Centered and Teacher- 17.65% 11.76% 70.59% 17
Centered Learning Environments

The next question pertaining to the learning environment asked, “How often do
you implement the following approaches?” While 29.41% implemented student-
centered teaching practices most of the time, 70.59% implemented student-centered
teaching practices about half of the time. In terms of teacher-centered teaching
practices, 18.75% responded they implemented such practices “rarely” and 6.25%
responded they did so “most of the time.” As with student-centered teaching
practices, 75.00% implemented teacher-centered teaching practices “about half the
time,” and 68.75% stated they implemented a mix of teacher- and student-centered
teaching practices “most of the time.” The majority responded as implementing

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