Teaching Styles
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Why different teaching styles?
Types of teaching styles:
1-The directing style
Suggestions for using the directing style:
Start with the big picture.
2-The discussing style
Suggestions for using the discussing
style:
Prepare questions in advance. Great discussions
don’t just happen. Ask one question at a time. Be
open, curious, and interested in learning what each
student thinks.
3-The delegating style
promotes learning through empowerment. With this
style, the teacher assigns tasks that students work
on independently, either individually or in groups.
Suggestions for using the delegating style:
Assign research projects.
In my management course I require students to
interview a manager of a local business to get
answers to questions like the following
4-Mix of each teaching style.
I typically structure each of my classes to include
some amount of each teaching style. However,
during the first part of a semester I use more of
the directing style.
In the middle part of a semester I typically rely
more on the discussing style. And in the latter
part of a semester I generally lean more heavily
on the delegating style.
Using an appropriate mix of teaching styles
helps students learn, grow, and become more
independent. Too much reliance on one style
causes students to lose interest and become
overly dependent on the teacher.
The authority style is primarily used in a lecture or
auditorium setting, whereby the teacher will give a
lengthy, one-way discussion on a pre-assigned
topic whilst students take notes and memorize
key pieces of information.
Though popular in higher-education when there
is a large group of students present, the authority
or lecture style is less common in the standard
classroom setting. This is because the strategy
offers little to no student participation, making it
impossible to meet the needs of each individual
pupil.
For subjects that necessitate group work, peer
feedback or lab-based learning, a delegator or
group style of tutoring is often adopted. As a
delegator, the teacher may take an observer role
to promote collaboration and encourage peer-to-
peer learning.
Despite becoming increasingly popular, some
critics consider the delegation or group style to
be a poor teaching strategy given that it
removes the teacher from a position of authority.
Teachers who adopt a facilitator or activity-based
style encourage self-learning in the classroom
through increased peer to teacher learning.
Unlike the lecture style, teachers ask students
to question rather than simply have the answer
given to them.
In this style, activities are used to promote self-
discovery and develop problem-solving skills,
which can often lead to the student developing
a much deeper understanding of the topic.
There are however, downsides to this technique:
as the facilitator, teachers must actively interact
with individual pupils, which can be difficult in a
large classroom setting.
Like the lecture or authority style of teaching,
the demonstrator retains authority in the
classroom. However, instead of relying solely
on a verbal lecture, the demonstrator style
combines lectures with other teaching forms,
including multimedia presentations,
demonstrations and class activities.
This style is particularly well suited to music,
art and physical education subjects, where
demonstrations are required to fully understand
a topic. In other areas of study however, the
demonstrator style may not be suitable.
Like the authority style, there is little direct
teacher to pupil interaction, so it can be
difficult to accommodate the needs of all
students.
In a student-centered approach to learning,
teachers and students share the focus and
interact equally while the teacher still maintains
authority. This can be beneficial to students
because group work is encouraged; thus,
communication and collaboration are used and
encouraged. However, due to the fact that
students are talking, classrooms may be noisier
and may be more difficult to manage.
One method to use is inquiry-based learning
which makes the teacher more of a supportive
figure (rather than completely authoritative) who
can provide support and guidance throughout
the learning process. By being an inquiry-based
learning facilitator, the teacher and student
undergo the learning process together with
student learning lightly guided by the teacher.
By being the personal model, comparable
to the personal model in the direct instruction,
the teacher acts as the guide and mentor to
help enable students to learn by observation
and copying the teacher’s actions.
By using the delegator method, teachers act
as a support for students, are able to answer
questions and most importantly are there to
provide a sense of freedom and independence
for the student.
In the teaching styles, specifically the teacher-
centered approach to learning, the students
put their attention on the teacher, students
work alone, and collaboration is prevented.
This is great because students are, in theory,
quiet and paying full attention to the teacher
while being able to make individual decisions.
However, a student may suffer in their
communication skills and feel unable to ask
questions due to the fact they normally work
alone and quietly. Plus, this classic method is
sometimes thought of as dull and uninteresting.
Inquiry-based learning can involve technology
by asking the students a question about the
world and they have to do some research. The
findings could be presented in the forms of a
website, self-made videos, or PowerPoints.
Another high-tech learning option is game-based
learning which encourages students to develop
a “maery” mindset rather than focus too much
on grades.
Students develop problem-solving skills by
working on accomplishing a specific goal (also
known as a learning objective) by choosing
actions and different activities and then
experimenting with them to achieve the goal
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4--High schools Education.
5-USA Education System.
6-UK Education System
7-Egyptian Education System.
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2-Talking to learn.
3-USA Education System.
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7-Curiosity and Comprehension.
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10-Creating a storytelling Classroom.
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