Table 1

The measures

Active method practices
I let students plan and carry out the contents of study units, group tasks and individual tasksA1
I let students seek for knowledge from different information sourcesA2
I let students evaluate their own and their peers' performancesA3
Trust
I believe that each student is a potential leader in his/her field of expertiseB1
I believe that students have the ability to build up relationships with other peopleB2
I believe that students can help and delegate one anotherB3
I believe that students can easily adapt to new situationsB4
I believe that students have the ability to gather and analyze informationB5
I believe that students can set up and implement their own goals of studyB6
I believe that students can manage and use the recently developed technologies for their studyB7
I believe that students can take action when necessaryB8
Empowerment
I let students make decisions on their ownC1
I let students choose the skills and knowledge that they define as importantC2
I give students the freedom to get access to the information and resources that they needC3
I give students a range of options from which to make choicesC4
I let students think and do differentlyC5
I encourage students to express their true feelingsC6
I make students to feel that they are part of a groupC7
Thinking styles
I prefer to work on tasks that require creative strategies (legislative) vs. I prefer to work on tasks with clear instructions and structures (executive)D1
I prefer to work on tasks that allow complete focus on one thing at a time (monarchic) vs. I prefer to work on multiple tasks in the service of multiple objectives (oligarchic)D2
I prefer to pay more attention to the overall picture of an issue and to abstract ideas (global) vs. I prefer to work on tasks that require working with concrete details (local)D3
I prefer to work on tasks that allow one to work as an independent unit (internal) vs. I prefer to work on tasks that allow for collaborative ventures with other people (external)D4
I prefer to work on tasks that involve novelty and ambiguity (liberal) vs. I prefer to work on tasks that allow one to adhere to the existing rules and procedures in performing tasks (conservative)D5
Emotional intelligence
I have a good sense of why I have certain feelings most of the timeE1
I have good understanding of my own emotionsE2
I always know my friends' emotions from their behaviorE3
I am a good observer of others' emotionsE4
I am able to control my temper and handle difficulties rationallyE5
I am quite capable of controlling my own emotionsE6
I would always encourage and support other people to achieve their goalsE7
I would always tell other people that they are competent to do certain tasksE8

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