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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
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
Peer reviewedConti, Gary J.; Fellenz, Robert A. – Tribal College, 1991
Suggests that curriculum formation at tribal colleges can benefit from incorporating adult learning principles. Reviews characteristics of adult learners, information on learning styles and learning strategies, the importance of teaching style and of relevant content, and situational factors affecting learning. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, American Indian Education, Andragogy, Cognitive Style
Conti, Gary J.; Welborn, Ruth B. – Lifelong Learning, 1986
Discusses a recent study that examined the impact of teaching style and of learning style on the academic achievement of health professionals returning to continuing education courses. The effects of teaching and learning style were measured by examining each student's grade at the end of the course and adjusting it for the student's overall grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Allied Health Occupations Education, Cognitive Style
Conti, Gary J. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
Discusses the collaborative mode, a learner-centered method of instruction in which authority for curriculum formation is jointly shared by the learner and the practitioner. Examines the teacher's role, student participation, assessing teaching style, and elements of the Principles of Adult Learning Scale: learner-centered activities,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Classroom Environment
