Examination of Learning Styles and Teaching Styles
HMLT5203 Assignment
Mohammad Rinaldi
Introduction
• Different student learn in different style, and by matching the students’ preferred learning style with the teacher’s teaching style it is expected that the students’ learning will be improved.
• This assignment is to analyze the situation to see whether the learning styles and teaching style match and how much adjustment needed or needs to be made.
Methodology
• The learning styles were identify using Don Clark’s Learning Style Survey
(http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles.html)
• There are 13 willing students participants, but only 12 completed the survey.
• The teaching style was identify using The Grasha Riechmann Teaching Style Survey
(http://longleaf.net/teachingstyle.html)
• The survey was completed by the teacher himself
Students’ Learning Style
41%
42%
17%
Learning Style
Philosophy
Organizing
Analyzing
Students’ Learning Style
• Based on the learning style survey, it is shown there are 2 large group of students’ learning styles, consisted of: Philosophy and Organizing
• And one small group of students with Analyzing learning style.
Preferred Learning Modes
Philosophy:
• Prefers to pull a number of different observations and thoughts into an integrated whole in a step-by-step manner (go from details to big-picture).
• Prefers to reason logically and design models, theories, and projects.
• Likes lectures, analogies, systems, and case studies.
• Talking with experts is normally not helpful.
Preferred Learning Modes
Organizing:• Good at adapting to changing circumstances and
solves problems in an intuitive, trial-and-error manner, such as discovery learning.
• Tends to be at ease with people. • Prefers the challenges of new
experiences, involvement with others, assimilation, and role-playing.
• Likes anything new, problem solving, and small group discussions.
Teacher’s Teaching Style
4
3.1253.375
4.1253.875
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Teaching Style
Expert Formal Authority Personal Model Facilitator Delegator
Teacher’s Teaching Style
Based on the teaching style survey, it is shown that teacher’s teaching mode is:
• Expert
• Facilitator
• Delegator
Preferred Teaching Mode
Expert:
• Teacher holds the expertise and knowledge students need
Facilitator:
• Emphasizes personal nature of teacher/student interactions
• Consults with students
Delegator:
• Emphasis on student autonomy and independence
• Teacher available on request
Analysis
Expert Facilitator Delegator
Philosophy ✔
Organizing ✔ ✔ ✔
Conclusion
• Based on the analysis, the teacher’s teaching style only catered one large group of students. This group is expected to have advantages in learning the course.
• To adjust with this situation, the teacher is expected to find other strategies in order to cater the needs of other groups.
Recommendation
• The teacher will have to shift from Delegator to Personal Model teaching style to cater the need of other groups.
• The desired teaching style to cater most of the students’ learning style is: Cluster 3 -facilitator/personal model/expert cluster
• Where the teaching mode is: a student-centered model for the classroom. Teachers design activities, social interactions, or problem-solving situations that allow students to practice the processes for applying course content."
References
• The Grasha Riechmann Teaching Style Survey
(http://longleaf.net/teachingstyle.html)
• Teaching Styles: A key for promoting active learning
(http://www.jfkcpa.com/Teaching%20Styles.pdf)
• Don Clark's Learning Styles
(http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles.html)