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[butter808fly]

Hello!

I'm being asked about my teaching style from a prospective employer. Since my formal education is in Psychology (hince this survey) and not Education, I had no clue!

Take the Grasha-Riechmann Teaching Style Survey at http://www.longleaf.net/teachingstyle.html and record your results here. The survey takes about 5-10 minutes. What do the results mean? Well, 1st take the survey then come back and read the meaning below.

Please don't guess your style.. take the survey and learn a little something about yourself in the process!

It will be interesting to see what the majority teaching style is!

READ BELOW AFTER YOU'VE TAKEN THE SHORT SURVEY
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http://members.shaw.ca/mdde615/tchstyles.htm

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There are four basic types of teaching styles

Formal Authority: A instructor-centered approach where the instructor feels responsible for providing and controlling the flow of content which the student is to receive and assimilate. The formal authority figure does not concern himself with creating a relationship with the student nor is it important if the students build relationships with each other.

Demonstrator or Personal Model: A instructor-centered approach where the instructor demonstrates and models what is expected (skills and processes) and then acts as a coach or guide to assist the students in applying the knowledge. This style encourages student participation and utilizes various learning styles.

Facilitator: A student centered approach where the instructor facilitates and focuses on activities. Responsibility is placed on the students to take initiative to achieve results for the various tasks. Students who are independent, active, collaborative learners learners thrive in this environment. Instructors typically design group activities which necessitate active learning, student-to-student collaboration and problem solving.

Delegator: A student-centered approach whereby the instructor delegates and places much control and responsibility for learning on individuals or groups of students. This type of instructor will often require students to design and implement a complex learning project and will act solely in a consultative role. Students are often asked to work independently or in groups and must be able to effectively work in group situations and manage various interpersonal roles.

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When I started teaching I started at a hogwon that focused on NO games and teacher-centered activities. When I did my 2nd year in public school it was broken up half and half, student to teacher centered. The more I read the more I come across that students learn English better in active learning and student-centered activities. So, I can adapt both ways. Lucky me! I try to do my classes half and half now. That was the one good thing about the public school textbook.

My results:
Facilitator: 4.25
Delegator: 3.75
Expert: 3.625
Formal Authority: 3.5
Demonstrator/Personal Model: 3.37

[Yu_Bum_suk]

It says I'm a formal authority / delegator. However, taking that survey I realised that my ideals and my realities are two very different things.

[butter808fly]

Yeah, I think thats the same with me I first questioned the accuracy of the survey but it seems to be widely used. The first copyright is 1976!

So I'm curious, what is your reality then? if not "formal authority/delegator"?

[twg]

Delegator: Gives me more time to doodle in my notebook.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[butter808fly]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[butlerian]

I rarely throw my students in groups because first, it's such a hassel to move all the desks around and then most of them sit around clueless, or perhaps the group leader and her friend do everything themselves while the other two or three sit around watching.[/quote]

So do you concentrate more on individual work? A problem I have is that I'm not really allowed to make photocopies for every student since it would consume vast amounts of paper, so group work is the only realistic option.