TEACHING STYLE

LIYA B. FIRMANES

Teaching has come a long way in establishing itself as a profession. It is profession that has touched the lives everyone. The process of maintaining a calm and productive classroom environment starts with the teacher.

The teacher manifest different personalities and teaching styles in the classroom and it is helpful to categorize these approaches in terms of some basic dimensions. It has been said that good teachers are both warm and demanding being warm means caring and emotional support for learners. Being demanding in the good sense means expecting something from your kids, both in terms of academic work and behavior.

According to Hunter (1994) effective teacher as one who has acquired necessary skills for teaching and who continues to refine and enhance those skills in away that: a) capitalizes on his or her strengths; b) considers and responds to individual students characteristics; and c) considers characteristics of the specific teaching and learning environment in which the teacher and the students find themselves.

Teaching style is a broad dimension or personality type that encompasses teacher stance, pattern of behavior mode of performance, and attitude toward self and others.

According to Louis Rubin, six kinds of teaching styles related to the act of teaching are:

a) Explanatory: The teacher is in command of the subject matter and explains the particular aspects of the lesson;

b) Inspiratory: The teacher is stimulating and exhibits emotional involvement in teaching;

c)Informative: The teacher presents information through verbal statements. The students is expected to listen and follow the instruction of the teacher;

d) Corrective the teachers provides feedback to the students, analyzing the work, diagnosing for errors, and presenting corrective ideas;

e) Interactive: Through dialogue and questioning, the teacher facilitates the development of student’ideas; and

f) Programmatic: the teacher guides the students’activities and facilitates self-instruction and independent learning.

The Models of Rubin is not research, but we many find these educators quite insightful about the qualities of an effective teacher and how these qualities relate to classroom teaching. Each style results in different techniques and methods.

Teachers must develop their own style and teaching techniques based on their own physical and mental characteristics. The teacher must feel at ease inside the classroom. The social, psychological, and educational climate in the classroom and school has something to do with determining the teaching style is a matter of choice and comfort”, what works with one teacher may not work with another teacher”. Let your passion for teaching shine through each and everyday. Enjoy every teaching moment to the fullest.

— oOo— The author is Teacher I at Sampaloc Elementary School, Apalit District