25 History Professor Interview Questions with 10+ User Answer Examples
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What are your current research interests?
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What was your biggest disappointment as a history professor?
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What do you feel is the most important skill a history professor should possess?
- Knowledge and communication skills which will reach all of my students.
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Why did you choose this profession/field?
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Describe your teaching style.
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What three words would your students use to describe you?
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Why do you want a career as a history professor?
- It has always been my goal to teach at the college level. I have taught for eight years and I am excited to teach the subject that I am most passionate about!
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Why do you want to be an educator?
- I have always known that I wanted to be an educator since I was a young girl. It is a very rewarding experience from the days playing school with my friends when I would pretend to teach them; and now, with eight years of teaching experience in the classroom, I know it is the right place for me.
- Because I want to create a useable past.
- Because |I|'m a student so I want to give back what I've been taught.
- Because I have a passion for it.
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What was your greatest accomplishment as a history professor?
- I have not had an opportunity to be a history professor yet. I am hoping that you will give me that opportunity.
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Why are you the best history professor for us?
- My education is in history with a BA is History as well as an MA in Military History. I also have eight years of experience teaching in the classroom and many more years teaching in other capacities as well.
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As a History Professor, what do you believe is your best asset?
- My love of reading and organization. Reading keeps me up to date on the current changes occurring within historiography and I am very organized which helps me to evaluate and plan curriculum for the class appropriately.
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Give me an example of a performance assessment.
- Sure! After covering a certain topic, to ensure that I have reached all of my students and that they are comfortable with the material which they have learned, I may test them through questions of some kind; a quiz, test, written test, multiple choice answers, essays, or even class discussions which everyone takes part in.
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Other than tests, how do you assess student learning?
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Do you ever feel angry towards your students?
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What is your basic teaching philosophy?
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Tell me about your schooling experience.
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How do you define good teaching?
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How are your communication skills?
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Have you involved your students in your research?
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What new skills have you learned over the past year?
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How would your background and experiences strengthen this academic department?
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Have you ever had a great idea but been told that you could not implement it? How did you react?
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Tell us about your preferred work environment.
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Describe your ideal job.
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Why are you the best candidate for us?
- Your job description describes me! I am dedicated, have a strong work ethic, and your college is exactly what I am looking for.
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