• Number of Styles: Muska Mosston identified 11 teaching styles, labeled A to K.

• Main Principle: Central to these styles is the concept of decision-making, linking teaching and learning.

• Two Clusters

  • Reproductive Cluster (A-E) 🔄
  • Productive Cluster (F-K) 🚀

🎯 Focus: Direct, teacher-centered approaches.

✅ Usage: When the goal is to replicate known skills and knowledge.

📖 Characteristics

• Teacher decides the subject matter, learning conditions and criteria for correct task completion.
• Emphasis on performing the model, repeating tasks, and error reduction.
• Feedback is specific and corrective.

🌍 Real-world Example: Think of a dance teacher instructing students to follow a specific set of steps, correcting them if they go off-beat!

🎯 Focus: Discovery of new info by the learner.

✅ Usage: When engaging in cognitive tasks such as problem-solving.

📖 Characteristics

• Promotes patience and tolerance.
• Embraces individual cognitive and emotional differences.
• Feedback concerns new ideas.

🌍 Real-world Example: It's like a group project where each student brings a unique idea to the table, and the group has to find the best solution together!

🕴️ Who's in Charge?: Coach/teacher runs the show!