TEACHING STYLE INDICATOR
There are specific preferences when teaching which may or may not be effective
with students. Careful observation and re-examination should be done on a
continual basis. Overall, teaching styles can be analytical (sequential,
logical, left brain dominant) or comprehensive (simultaneous, global, right
brain dominant). A more left brained or analytical teacher may present
information more with dates, facts, details, and by lecturing as well as testing
by filling in the blanks, using true/false, and answering fact based
questions. Right brained or comprehensive teachers may encourage the students to
be creative, use artwork, and test by completing a sentence or interpreting
questions in more of a narrative form. Although this is only a theory, there is
ongoing research which looks at learning theories as they relate to brain
dominance. Teachers need to develop specific teaching styles related to their
own learning styles and the learning style of the students. The report will
identify stronger and weaker styles as well as discuss ways to teach all styles
in a group setting. Because classrooms have a multitude of styles, teachers
should concentrate on using both brain styles when teaching. Teachers should
also help their children to identify strong brain and learning styles so they
can learn using these. The weaker ones should be practiced when reviewing
mastered work. This is important for all ages and grades.