The type of teaching style adopted by the teacher or coach can affect the learning environment considerably. Teachers have different styles for different situations, their style is developed by many different factors: -
- Their personality
- Present experience/training/skill
- Knowledge of the activity
- Textbooks/research
Mosston and Ashworth (1886) developed their spectrum of teaching styles in looking at the decisions to be made over what when and how to teach and learn.
The spectrum of teaching styles