This measure examined participants pedagogical reasoning by stimulating their thinking about classroom management. The participants viewed a videotape of four classroom situations depicting classroom management problems (e.g., children whispering during a test, children not paying attention) role-played by an elementary teacher and her students. Each classroom problem vignette consisted of a classroom management incident prior to the teacher intervention. At the end of each videotape segment, participants were asked what action they would take if they were the teacher. Then to assess their pedagogical abilities, they were asked: "Why did you decide on this particular action/response?" (Stoiber, 1991, p. 134).
Interviews were audiotaped and coded for pedagogical reasoning by two advanced graduate students. The students' reasons were rated on a three-point scale: (1) contains no or limited reasons, (2) contains adequate or specific reasons supporting viewpoint or decision, and (3) contains elaborate or ethical reasons. Interviews were also coded for expressions of teacher responsibility related to (a) student affect, (b) student cognition, and (c) learning environment.