Teaching Styles

Command Style

• The command style will be used when the teacher needs the class to perform a task immediately after the command is given.  This would occur for organizational reasons of students and/or equipment, safety reasons, and time constraints.  An example in my unit is the use of commands following beginning demos of golf swings.  Any time in the unit where students will hit a ball into a space together, the teacher will command the students to retrieve their golf balls all at once

Practice Style

• The practice style is used to allow the students time to practice a skill on their own and for the teacher to circulate and provide feedback on the performance of the skill. 

Reciprocal Style (Reciprocal Task Cards)

• Reciprocal style involves a partnership where one person does a skill and the other observes, and gives immediate and on-going feedback to the doer using a criteria sheet designed by the teacher.  The teachers role is to offer feedback and answer any question from the observer.  In this unit the reciprocal style will be used quite a lot, as the students will use criteria sheets for the different shots in golf that will help the observer analyze the swings and shots.  Partnerships are very important in this unit as we believe having partners will help the two ESL students as well as the two ADD students.

Inclusion Style

• Inclusion style creates an environment where everyone can be included into the activity.  It has multiple levels of difficulty in the same task so everyone can participate regardless of ability.  An example with in the unit plan is the use of multiple distances and difficulty of shots in the putting, chipping and sand play lessons, so everyone can participate in the learning progressions.

Guided Discovery

• Guided discovery challenges the students to think and solve a problem set out by the teacher.   The teacher guides the students to discover the one correct answer by asking a chain of questions with a predictable chain of answers that lead to the final answer.  This style can be used when students are discovering how different lies affect shots.

  • Example line of question for hitting iron shots from different lies: (Griffen et. al., 1997)

    • Q:  How did you adjust your pre-shot setup to successfully hit uphill and downhill lies?

    • A:  Take a practice swing to determine where to place ball in stance, ball position toward high foot

    • Q:  How did you adjust your swing to successfully hit uphill ad downhill lies?

    • A:  Adjust swing length to degree of slope; use choke-up grip, shoulders parallel to slope.  Uphill lie shots tend to hook; move closer to ball on downhill lies

    • Q:  How successful were you at consistently making contact with the ball?

    • A:  These are difficult shots, more practice is needed

     

    

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