An Investigation on How Mode of Teaching, Location of Educational Institution and Teacher’s Age Affect Teaching Style
Teaching styles vary from teacher to teacher. Good teachers must not only be knowledgeable in subject matter, but should also be able to recognize individual differences among students and adjust teaching delivery methods that suit their learners. When students are motivated, the learning process will be facilitated and students will find it easier to internalize subject matter and to perform. Social networking and virtual world platforms have infused the learning landscape and created means to support student learning. The requirements of industry revolution 4.0 and the learning style of millennials have created a new teaching and learning landscape. The purpose of this study is to determine the teaching styles of teachers and to examine the relationship between teaching styles and the age of teachers, their teaching locations and their mode of teaching. The current study was conducted on 236 teachers using the Staffordshire Evaluation of Teaching Styles (SETS) questionnaire. These teachers were randomly selected from urban, suburban and rural schools as well as institutions of higher learning in and out of Malaysia. Data was collected and analyzed using SPSS 24. A key finding from this research will show that teaching style can depend on age, mode of teaching and location of institution.