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Development of an Instrument to Measure Teaching Style in Japan: The Teaching Style Assessment Scale
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Yoshida, Fumiko; Conti, Gary J.; Yamauchi, Toyoaki; Iwasaki, Takaaki – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
Teaching style has been a popular concept for many years. Teaching style refers to the distinct qualities displayed by a teacher that are persistent from situation to situation regardless of the content. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) has been used extensively in the West for measuring teaching style in relationship to the adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Test Construction, Adult Learning
The Relationship between Teaching Style and Adult Student Learning.
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Conti, Gary J. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1985
A study of relationship between teaching style (measured by Principles of Adult Learning Scale) and student achievement based on teacher assessment involved teachers and students in an adult basic education (ABE) program. Though teaching style and achievement are linked, approach in ABE and English as a second language settings differs from more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Principles of Adult Learning Scale.
Conti, Gary J. – 1979
The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) was developed and validated for measuring congruency between adult education practitioners' actual observable classroom behavior and their expressed belief in the collaborative teaching-learning mode. This model is a learner-centered instruction method in which learner and practitioner share authority…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Behavior Rating Scales