BEHAVIORAL EVENT INTERVIEW

A. Teaching Ability
1. Tell us about a situation where you have taught a lesson that really went well
in a classroom. What did you do and what was the result?

2. Tell us a time where you used cooperative learning as a teaching strategy.

What happened and what was the outcome?

3. Describe an instance where you were able to motivate your students to

participate actively in class discussion. How did you do it? What was the
result?

4. What process did you use to check whether all the data in your class record is
accurate?

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 5. Tell us about a time you discovered that you committed an error in the
content that you have delivered and what did you do? What was the
outcome?

6. Have you ever introduced an innovative idea to a team? How was it received?

7. Describe How you have used multimedia or other technology in teaching a

lesson? What was the outcome?

8. Give an example of how you linked the past lesson with the present lesson in
your teaching delivery. What was the result?

9. Describe an instance when you find difficulty in letting your learners

understand a higher order competency. What did you do and what was the
outcome?

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 10. Recall an incident where you have to motivate an uninterested learner. What
approach did you use?

11. How have you handled situations when your learners appeared bored or
disinterested about your lesson?

12. Give an example of a support that you have provided to under-performing

students. What was the effect?

13. Mention a situation where you have used differentiated instruction to address
the needs of the varied learners in your class. What strategies did you use
and what were the consequences?

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 14. Describe an instance where most of your learners were not able to master the
competency that you taught them. What did you do and what was the
outcome?

15. Tell us an occasion when your teaching plan for the day was upset by an
unforeseen circumstance. What did you do and what was the consequence?

Additional Questions:
1. What were your techniques in lesson planning? How did you ensure that your
instructional plan was doable for a given period of time? Was there a time that
you were not able to finish your lesson in a given time frame? What did you do?
What adjustments did you take? Why? What were the outcomes?

2. Can you please narrate to me an instance of delivering a lesson in which you

really felt accomplished? What made you so? What formative and summative
assessments did you use? How did you use these formative and summative
assessment tools?

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 3. Was there an instance that you had to teach a subject that was not within your
area of specialization? What did you do? What were the outcomes?

4. Can you cite an instance wherein you used discovery approach in teaching?
How did you do it? What were the outcomes?

5. Was there an instance that you made use of project-based learning in your
lesson? Elaborate how you implemented it. What were the results?

6. Why is it important to integrate values into the lesson? Can you cite your
personal experience wherein you integrated values into your lesson? How did
you find it?

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 7. Cite a situation where you used multiple intelligences approach. What
particular intelligences were utilized? How did you implement it? What were your
observations with your students showing off their talents?

8. Why do you think group-based activities are important in the teaching-learning

process? Cite one personal experience that you made use of group activity. How
did you do it? What were your approaches in grouping students? How did you
ensure that everybody is doing their individual share of the given tasks?

9. Cite your experience in doing test item analysis. Describe how you did it. Did
you make use of any application? What did you do with the results?

10. Do you have an experience in delivering a lesson using laboratory /

experimentation approach? Cite a particular topic wherein your students /
pupils conducted a laboratory activity / experiment. How did you manage it?
Elaborate how you went through the entire process. What were the effects to the
learning of your learners?

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 11. Cite a performance task that you required your students to do. Describe in
what subject, grade level and how did you implement it? How did you assess the
outputs of your pupils/ students?

12. In starting a new lesson, what were your usual motivation activity? Cite a
particular example. Do you think it was effective? Why or not?

13. Based on your personal experience as a classroom teacher, what were your
strategies in developing the critical – thinking skills of your students?

14. What were your approaches to encourage students to ask questions? Was
there an instance that your student asked you a question that you didn’t know the
answer? What did you do?

B. Classroom Management
1. Describe how you handled a learner who is consistently late/absent in your
class. What intervention did you use and what was the outcome?

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 2. Recall an instance where a learner refused to participate in a class activity.
What did you do and what was the result?

3. Tell us about a time when your learners got unruly and you had to raise your
voice in order to maintain order in the class? What was the result?

4. Describe a time when you had resolved a conflict between your learners. How
did you handle it and what was the result?

5. Give us an example when you had to present complex information to your

class. How did you make sure they understood? What was the ending?

6. Cite an instance when a student broke a classroom rule. How did you handle
the situation? What was the result?

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 7. Give an example of a positive reinforcement that you have used to students?
What was the result?

8. How have you managed a situation where you felt you were losing control in
the classroom? What was the effect?

9. Describe an innovative teaching technique that you used. What was the
result?

10. Tell us instances where you promoted safety in your classroom? What were
the effects?

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 11. Describe how you handled frequent absentees in your class. What was the
outcome?

12. Tell us how you handled truant students in your class. What was the
outcome?

13. Relate to us circumstance where no one in your class reacted/answered

questions asked in your discussion. How did you handle the situation? What
was the upshot?

14. Tell us a time when some students disagree with your ideas in class
discussion. How did you handle the incidence? What was the result?

15. Describe a time when you feel so low and do not have the desire to deliver
instruction. How did you handle the situation? What was the upshot?

Additional Questions:

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 1. What were your approaches to prevent cheating during exams? Was there an
instance that you caught a student/s cheating? How did you deal it? What was
the outcome of the event? How did you infuse positive test taking attitudes to
your learners?

2. Have you encountered a very noisy class? How did you manage it?

3. What are your strategies to empower your learners in managing the class?
How did you train your learners to become responsible? Cite a particular
experience of yours. What were the outcomes?

4. Was there an instance that a bullying incident occurred in your class? What
happened? How did you address it?

5. Cite an instance wherein you suddenly encountered an impediment that

prevented you to deliver a lesson like headache, toothache or other similar
situation, what did you do? What was the outcome?

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 6. What were your techniques in checking attendance that consumed less time?
Was it effective?

7. What were your strategies in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness in

your classroom?

8. What is your usual strategy to get the attention of your students? Cite an
instance that you successfully got hold of your students’ attention.

9. How did you manage the use of cellular phones among your students? Was it
effective?

10. Cite an incident that your student slept in the class. How did you deal the
student? What was the outcome?

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 11. Have you encountered students cursing inside the school premises? What
did you do about it? Was it effective?

C. School Fit
1. Tell us about a situation when you had to be extra careful in communicating
negative information to a parent. How did you go about it and what was the
outcome?

2. Describe a time when you have to deal with a negative comment from your
superior about your delivery of instruction. What was the upshot?

3. What approaches did you use to establish rapport among your

colleagues/students/parents? What were the outcomes?

4. Tell us a time when you have called the HRPTA meeting and only a few
parents attended. How did you handle the situation and what was the upshot?

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 5. Describe an instance when you have to deal with negative reactions from
parents regarding a school activity/project. What did you do and what was the
effect?

6. How have you dealt with situations where students confided personal and
controversial information to you? What was the outcome?

7. Tell us of an incident when you confronted by a co-teacher about a gossip

which you have started. How did you handle the confrontation and what was
the consequence?

8. How have you dealt with a practice in a school that is contrary to your
principles? What was the result?

9. Cite an incident where you have to deal with an unreasonable colleague. How
did you handle the situation and what was the result?

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 10. Tell us about a situation where you become successful in convincing you co-
teachers to work on a project. How did you do it and what was the ending?

11. Recall an instance when your school head assigned you to a task that is
outside of your skill and expertise. How did you handle the situation? What
was the result?

12. Tell us about a time when your suggestions become un popular with most of
your co-teachers. How did you take it and what was the outcome?

13. Cite situations where you were able to contribute to the improvement of the
performance indicators of your school. What were the outcomes?

14. Tell us of an incident where your superior discovered that you do not have a
teaching pn for the day. How did you handle the situation and what was the
consequence?

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 15. Relate to us a circumstance where you encountered an argument with a
colleague. How did you come up with a settlement? What was the result?

Additional Questions:
1. Was there an instance that you felt that your student was somehow showing
affection to you? What did you do? How did you manage the situation? How did it
end?

2. Cite an instance wherein there had been a conflict between your job as a teacher
and your family matters. What happened? What did you prioritize? What were
the outcomes?

3. Based on your personal data sheet, your hobbies include _____________. How
have you made use of these skills in your teaching career, so far?

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