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Direct linkPrescott, Julie – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2014
There is a distinct lack of research that has considered university staff use of and attitudes towards Facebook. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of how teaching staff at one UK university use Facebook, and their attitudes towards Facebook and online professionalism, in terms of the student-staff relationship. An online survey…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Social Networks, Foreign Countries
Development of an Instrument to Measure Teaching Style in Japan: The Teaching Style Assessment Scale
Download full textYoshida, 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
Barrett, Karinda R.; Bower, Beverly L.; Donovan, Nancy C. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2007
This study examined the teaching styles of online instructors at Florida's 28 community colleges in an effort to determine if the instructors had adopted the learner-centered model touted in the literature. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale was the primary instrument used to collect data from 292 online instructors. The study revealed that…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Community Colleges, Distance Education, College Faculty
Conti, Gary J. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1989
The Principles of Adult Learning Scale can help adult educators assess their teaching styles. Whether one's style is learner centered or teacher centered, the approach should be applied in a consistent manner that is flexible. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Continuing Education, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedConti, 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
