This page content is currently under construction. We will be adding feedback component To get an indication of your preferred teaching style, click the radio button beside the answer which best describes you.   1. Do you find your teaching style may lead to an inflexibility for managing the concerns of students. may cause students to feel inadequate when they can't emmulate your example. works well for most students but is very time consuming. may leave students feeling anxious about their ability to meet your expectations. 2. Which of the following do you like to use when evaluating student learning? teacher made tests student self-assessment tests performance based criteria problem solving and critical thinking 3. When planning lessons you prefer to have: whole class lessons role-playing peer tutoring brainstorming 4. Course instructional time includes lectures. demonstrations. films/videos. class discussion/brainstorming 5. You believe in teaching by being the source of information. personal example and establishing a prototype. emphasizing student-teacher interactions. being a resource person as needed by the student. 6. One of your goals is to have the student functioning well within the learning structures needed. observe and emmulate what was observed. able to work independantly and under his/her own initiative. able to work in an autonomous manner. 7. One advantage of your teaching style is that it focuses on clear expectations. emphasizes direct observation. allows students personal flexibility. helps students see themselves as independent learners. 8. Assignments given to students are usually based on your personal preferences or on specific instructional models. a sequence of steps leading to mastery but which you orchestrate. a student portfolio or learning log which has a self assessment component. problem solving based on research of course material. 9. Your teaching style develops a rhythm which contains four steps: content selection, presentation/reception, reflection, application. three steps: selection, skill development, mastery performance. five steps: creating awareness, collecting data, choosing innovation, implementing a plan, reviewing results. twelve steps: ranging from pose and reflect on a problem, skill development exercises to interim evaluation and learner responses and development of solutions.

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