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Approaches and thinking styles in teaching.

¹Department of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

The Journal of Psychology

|January 24, 2002

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This study reveals that teaching approaches and thinking styles are closely related, differing mainly in degree rather than kind. These findings offer insights into educators

Area of Science:

Educational Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Prior research explored student learning and thinking styles.
This study extends this by examining teachers' approaches and styles.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between teaching approaches and thinking styles in educators.
To compare these constructs with previous findings on student learning.

Main Methods:

Surveyed 76 in-service teachers in Hong Kong.
Utilized the Approaches to Teaching Inventory and Thinking Styles Inventory in Teaching.
Assessed participants' perceptions of their work environment.

Main Results:

Identified a significant overlap between teaching approaches and thinking styles.

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Found that differences between approaches and styles are quantitative, not qualitative.

Conclusions:

Teaching approaches and thinking styles are overlapping constructs.
The distinction between approach and style is a matter of degree.