Questionnaires of Teachers Perception on Students with Special Needs

Part I. Teachers Profile

Name: _______________________________________
(Optional)
Are you in major in Special Education? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Sex: Male [ ] Female [ ]
Years of Teaching Experience:
0-5 [ ]6-10 [ ]11-15 [ ] 16-20 [ ]21-25 [ ]26-30 [ ] 31 + [ ]
Current Curricular Area :( Please check all that apply with)
Math [ ] Social Studies [ ] English [ ] Science [ ] Physical Education [ ]
OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) _____________________________
Part II. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully and put a mark
check (/) that corresponds to which you disagree or agree with each:
5 Strongly Agree
2 - Disagree

4 - Agree

3 Uncertain
1 Strongly Agree

STATEMENTS
1) I am familiar with the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).
2) Students with special needs feel comfortable in my
classroom.
3) Students with special needs feel comfortable in all general
education classrooms.
4) Students with special needs can succeed in my classroom.
5) Students with special needs are a challenge to work with.
6) I enjoy working with students with special needs.
7) Students with special needs should be required to do the
same work (assignments and tests) as the general education
students do.
8) Students with special needs should be required to do their
work in the same amount of time as the students do.
9) Students with special needs should be required to do their
work in the same classroom as the students do.
10) Students with special needs need special accommodations
and modifications.

11) I am willing to modify assignments lessons, and tests to

accommodate students with special needs.
12) In my school teachers always provide students with special
needs the required accommodations and modification needed,
as indicated on the students IEP.
13) Special education serves an important purpose for the
students classified as needing those services.
14) Many of my classroom management issues are caused by
students with special needs.
15) Many of my classroom management issues could be
reduced if I did not have students with special needs in my
classroom.
16) I am sometimes caught off-guard when I discover students
with special needs are enrolled in my classes.
17) I sometimes feel angry when I see students with special
needs are enrolled in my classes.
18) My administration does a good job communicating with me
about who will be in my classroom.
19) I have a positive attitude about working with students with
special needs.
20) I am knowledgeable about how to appropriately educate
students with special needs in my classroom.
21) I have had sufficient training to educate students with
special needs in my classroom.
22) I understand the law on what is required of me, as a
teacher, in educating students with special needs.
23) I am a supporter of full inclusion
(Adopted from (Cagney, 2009)