spectrum of teaching styles Flashcards
define the discovery threshold
point at which the responsibility of decision making switches from teacher led to learner led
decicions on which learning style is most appropriate depends on the situation:
-learner demographics
-group + ability characteristics
-prior learning
-resource availability
2 benefits of adopting a variety of learning styles
-facilitates holistic development of learners
-more effective teaching
identify the teaching styles in the reproductive cluster
-command
-practice
-reciprocal
-self-check
-inclusion
identify the teaching styles in the productive cluster
-guided discovery
-convergent discovery
-divergent discovery
-individual
-learner initiated
-self-teaching
define command style
participant copies + complies with pracitioner’s decisions
define practice style
practitioner sets up opportunties + gives feedback w/ participant working on tasks at own pace
define reciprocal style
participants work together receiving feedback from eachother, with guidence from practitioner
define self-check style
practitioner sets criteria for success for participants to check their performance against
define inclusion style
pratitioner sets variety of tasks
participant chooses most appropriate based on ability +/ motivations
define guided (gradually direct) discovery
practitioner uses questions+tasks to gradually direct participants towards pre-determined learning target
define convergent discovery
practitioner sets/frames problems, participant attempts to find most appropriate solution
define divergent discovery
practitioner sets/frames problems, participant attempts to create possible solutions
define indvidual style
practitioner decides on an area of focus with participants developing in this area, drawing on practitioners expertise
define learner initiated style
participant decides on how+what they’re aiming for (w/ support of the practitioner)
