Investigation of the Relationship Between Teaching and Learning Styles of Primary School Teachers

Abstract

In this study it was aimed i) to identify the primary school teachers\' (N=57) teaching and learning styles and ii) to investigate the relationship between their teaching and learning styles. The teaching styles questionnaire and the learning styles questionnaire that were developed by Grasha (1996) were applied to the participants. The results showed that i) teachers\' expert, facilitator and delegator teaching styles are more dominant than the teaching styles of formal authority and personal model and ii) collaborative and competitive teaching styles are more dominant than the teaching styles of independent, avoidant, dependent and participant. The correlation analysis between teaching and learning styles of the teachers also showed a statistically significant relationship between some learning styles and teaching styles. The findings of this study are critically analyzed.

Keywords

• Teaching Styles, Learning Styles, Primary School Teacher

Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Öğretme Ve Öğrenme Stilleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmada sınıf öğretmenlerinin (N=57) öğretme ve öğrenme stillerinin belirlenmesi ve aralarındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Katılımcılara Grasha (1994) tarafından geliştirilen öğretme stilleri ölçeği ve öğrenme stilleri ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar sınıf öğretmenlerinin; i) uzman, yol gösterici ve temsilci öğretme stillerinin otoriter ve kişisel model öğretme stillerinden daha baskın olduğunu, ii) işbirlikli ve rekabetçi öğrenme stillerinin bağımsız, pasif, bağımlı ve katılımcı öğrenme stillerinden daha baskın olduğunu göstermiştir. Öğretme stilleri ile öğrenme stilleri arasındaki ilişki dikkate alındığında öğretmenlerin bazı öğrenme ve öğretme stilleri arasında da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın sonuçları eleştirel bir yaklaşımla yorumlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Öğretme Stili, Öğrenme Stili, Sınıf Öğretmeni

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