A cross-cultural investigation of the use of teaching styles

Donetta J. Cothran, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Dominique Banville, Euichang Choi, Chantal Amade-Escot, Ann MacPhail, Doune Macdonald, Jean-François Richard, Pedro Sarmento, and David Kirk Teacher beliefs are a major influence on teacher actions. Because context influences beliefs, it was the purpose of this study to explore teachers’ beliefs about Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles from an international perspective. Over 1, 400 teachers from 7 countries completed a survey related to their self-reported use of and beliefs about various teaching styles. Data suggested a shared core of reproduction teaching style use. The use of and beliefs about the production styles of teaching were more varied. Teachers’ use of styles was significantly related to their beliefs about the styles.