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Table 12 Survey questions regarding teaching context factors that affect enacted practice

From: Understanding fully online teaching in vocational education

Question

Answer options

How often does workload prevent you from implementing teaching a practice you think would be beneficial?

Never; Rarely, Sometimes; Often; Always.

Do small online classes (< 5 students) negatively or positively influence what teaching practices you use?

Positive—small class sizes allow me to implement my preferred teaching practices;

Negative—small class sizes prevent me from implementing my preferred teaching practices;

Neither—small class sizes have no influence on what teaching practices I implement;

Both—small class sizes positively support some practices I like to use but prevent other practices I like to use.

Do large class sizes (< 75 students) negatively or positively influence what teaching practices you use?

Positive—large class sizes allow me to implement my preferred teaching practices;

Negative—large class sizes prevent me from implementing my preferred teaching practices;

Neither—large class sizes have no influence on what teaching practices I implement;

Both—large class sizes positively support some practices I like to use but prevent other practices I like to use.

Does the 12-week course duration negatively or positively influence what teaching practices you implement?

Positive—12-week course duration enables me to implement my preferred teaching practices;

Negative—12-week course duration prevents me from implementing my preferred teaching practices;

Neither—course duration has no influence on what teaching practices I implement.

Complying with unit of competency prevents me from teaching content that I think is important for my students.

Never; Rarely; Sometimes; Often; Always

Complying with units of competency prevents me from implementing preferred teaching practices.

Never; Rarely; Sometimes; Often; Always