DIFFERENT TEACHING STYLES

Auntie Ghazal
THERE ARE 5 DIFFERENT TEACHING STYLES:

1. THE AUTHORITY STYLE

2. THE DELEGATOR STYLE
3. THE FACILITATOR STYLE
4. THE DEMONSTRATOR STYLE
5. THE HYBRID STYLE
THE AUTHORITY
STYLE
PROS:
. PRIMARILY USED IN A LECTURE OR AUDITORIUM
SETTING
. THE TEACHER WILL GIVE A LENGTHY, ONE-WAY
DISCUSSION ON A PRE-ASSIGNED TOPIC
. STUDENTS TAKE NOTES AND MEMORIZE KEY PIECES OF
INFORMATION.
. THOUGH POPULAR IN HIGHER-EDUCATION WHEN THERE
IS A LARGE GROUP OF STUDENTS PRESENT
CONS:
. THE AUTHORITY OR LECTURE STYLE IS LESS COMMON IN
THE STANDARD CLASSROOM SETTING.
. THE STRATEGY OFFERS LITTLE TO NO STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
PUPIL
THE DELEGATOR
STYLE
PROS:
. FOR SUBJECTS THAT NECESSITATE GROUP WORK,
PEER FEEDBACK OR LAB-BASED LEARNING, A
DELEGATOR OR GROUP STYLE OF TUTORING IS
OFTEN ADOPTED
. THE TEACHER MAY TAKE AN OBSERVER ROLE TO
PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND ENCOURAGE
PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING.
CONS:
. BE A POOR TEACHING STRATEGY GIVEN THAT
IT REMOVES THE TEACHER FROM A POSITION
OF AUTHORITY.
THE FACILITATOR
STYLE
PROS:
. 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.
CONS:
.AS THE FACILITATOR, TEACHERS MUST ACTIVELY
INTERACT WITH INDIVIDUAL PUPILS, WHICH CAN BE
DIFFICULT IN A LARGE CLASSROOM SETTING
.THE DESIGN LAYOUT OF THE ROOM SHOULD BE
DEEPLY CONSIDERED.
 THE
DEMONSTRATOR
STYLE
PROS:
. 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
CONS:
. 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
. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS
OF ALL STUDENTS.
THE HYBRID STYLE
PROS:
. SOME TEACHERS ADOPT AN INTEGRATED TEACHING STYLE
THAT INCORPORATES THEIR PERSONALITY, PREFERENCES AND
INTERESTS INTO THEIR TEACHING
. TEACHERS WHO USE THE HYBRID STYLE ARE ABLE TO TAILOR
THEIR TUTORING FOR DIFFERENT PUPILS, INCORPORATING
EXTRA-CURRICULAR KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP A DEEPER
KNOWLEDGE OF A PARTICULAR TOPIC.
.THE HYBRID STYLE IS POPULAR IN SUBJECTS LIKE ENGLISH,
SCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
CONS:
.SOME CRITICS CLAIM THAT THE HYBRID STYLE
CAN WEAKEN THE LEARNING PROCESS, AS
TEACHERS TRY TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL
STUDENTS.
 HOW EFFECTIVE ARE
THESE FIVE TEACHING
STYLES?
 KNOWING HOW TO ENGAGE PUPILS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS ACROSS A
BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS IS IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE
TEACHING STYLE IN THE CLASSROOM.
TO ENSURE PUPILS RECEIVE THE LEARNING THAT WORKS FOR THEM, IT’S
IMPORTANT FOR TEACHERS TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT STYLES, AND
CHALLENGE THEMSELVES TO FIND A STRATEGY THAT WILL REACH EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF THEIR PUPILS.
THANK YOU