Teaching Styles Discussion Topics
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Background knowledge / experience
- Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles.
- Observation of teachers in college / 6th form
- Other background reading would be beneficial
1. What are the benefits and drawbacks of the command style?
2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of a problem solving style?
3. Think of specific examples: When might you need to use more than one style of teaching with the same class?
4. Which style of teaching do you prefer as a student?
5. Are there any connections between personality and style of teaching?
6. Are there any connections between type of student and style of teaching?
7. Are there any connections between type of activity and style of teaching?
8. Are there any connections between group dynamics and style of teaching?
9. How could you set up a class which catered for the following different students all within the same class? What would you need to consider? – refer to teaching styles and leadership where appropriate.
- Advanced performers (Autonomous phase of learning) who need stretching / challenging
Less motivated performers who are in the associative phase of learning (are able to perform skills but not completely without thinking) - Highly motivated performers whose confidence is easily dented by other, more able performers.
Finally, Discuss this statement: “Teachers need to have a wide range of teaching styles which can be drawn upon at any time to cater for the situation in hand”