The Spectrum of Teaching Styles: From Command to Discovery - Softcover

Mosston, Muska; Ashworth, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801303508 ISBN 13: 9780801303500

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

This book helps practicing and prospective teachers to: (1) identify the decision patterns that define teaching styles and are common to the teacher-learner situation; (2) identify the specific decisions in each pattern; and (3) define the relationships among the various patterns and understand how to use them in classroom situations. The fundamental position of the book is that teaching is governed by a single, unifying process of decision making, and that every act of teaching is the consequence of a prior decision. Decision making is the central behavior that governs how students and subject matter are organized, as well as time, space, and equipment; and how teachers interact with students, choose their verbal behavior, construct the climate in the classroom, and create and conduct the cognitive connections with learners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801303508
• ISBN 13: 9780801303500
• Binding: Paperback