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Almario, Alexandra D.
March 4, 2009
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Definition of Terms 6
Chapter 2
Discussion 8
Chapter 3
Summary 13
Conclusion 14
Recommendation 14
Bibliography 16
Appendix
Survey Form 17
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
(2007) states that, “the biological factors are those that which occur naturally to a
environmental factors are those surrounding a person and influence their learning“. One
example of the latter factor is by going to school and acquiring knowledge and skills
which are taught by teachers, professors and other members of the educating team.
that, “although some information are emphasized what a learner should acquire, it also
shows that the students’ learning depends not only on their proficiency, but also on how
The environmental factors and the approach on how students are being taught
are influences behind students’ grasp to knowledge. Certain teaching techniques would
by different learners in distinct ways. Different teaching styles and strategies can affect
Different teaching styles and its effects on students’ learning are the prime
emphasis of this research paper. The paper aims to acknowledge educators how to
impart facts to learners in a way that they would easily and clearly understand. And
also, this might be a help to learners on how to establish a rapport to educators and the
2. What are the different approaches used by first year level nursing professors to
their students?
3. What are the effects of these strategies to the academic learning of the students?
4. Of the different approaches, what might be the most effective strategy for better
students in the nursing course to identify what teaching strategies could be the most
effective for their easy comprehension of content – based subjects. Also, this could help
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them understand certain subjects which could be a precursor for other subjects in the
later years.
College professors. This term paper could be a help for professors who teach
content – based subjects in a way that they would know a suitable way of teaching such
subject matters which could let students understand. From this, they could formulate
another teaching strategy that s/he thinks a more efficient way to educate students.
Future researches. This could serve as a reference guide for future researchers
who would explore more on the same or related topic. There is a need for conducting
more studies and researches since professors and other members of the teaching body
particular subject. From this, researchers would be able to devise other teaching
techniques that would help not only the professors, but also students as well.
The study is focused on determining the different teaching strategies of first year
nursing professors, its effects and which strategy is most effective to students’ learning.
taught by the professors. The target population of the study is first year college students
main campus will no longer be tackled and interviews to the professors about the
different teaching strategies will not be done. Instead, the points of view of students
regarding how the teaching strategies affect their learning will be taken into
concentration.
The information which is connected to the study will be collected from different
regions of reference such as books and the media. Meanwhile, human resources will be
used for the survey gathering only for students. Then, the sources of opinions will be
attained from teachers who are highly specialized in the nursing courses as well as
Hence, the type of method to be implied in this teaching strategy study will be the
use of descriptive method. The researchers will prioritize the results obtained through
F. Definition of Terms
actions.
Chapter 2
DISCUSSION
distinct comprehension and perception of lessons and approaches. With this in mind,
educators have formulated different strategies to be able to cope with these kinds of
lectures, laboratories and activities, and mentoring. According to Clark (1995), “these
would stimulate the students’ interests, cognitive and critical thinking. These various
strategies would help students to better understand the knowledge based on how they
Many people believe that good teaching is hard to define in a general way.
However, a large body of research suggests that certain characteristics may be a key
factor in giving good quality education to students. According to a study about winners
of the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award at Ohio State shows the following teaching
• The teachers got right into business. They start classes in a well
organized manner.
• The educators teaches in a fast pace but stops regularly to confirm that
• They focus on the topic itself and explain the lesson in a clear manner.
so exercises rapport.
• They use gestures, walks around the classroom and promotes eye
the teaching styles used by educators. They classify them on the dimensions that
represent on how teachers approach their students, the ways in which they think
learning takes place and their strengths and inclinations”. Grasha (1996) presented five
• EXPERT – this kind of strategy transmits information from an expert status. This
interactions. This also guides them towards the development of the capacity to
According to the survey that was conducted about the effects of these teaching
Sciences Institute, nursing students prefer the facilitator type of teaching style. Out of
the 30 respondents, 34.15% of the students are in favor of this type of teaching style.
The next preferred teaching style is the formal authority type which gathered 26.83% of
votes followed by the expert type of teaching style and then the personal model type.
The least preferred teaching style was the delegator type which gathered 2.44% votes.
2.44%
19.51%
34.15% Expert
Formal Authority
Personal Model
Facilitator
Delegator
26.83%
17.07%
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The survey also shows the strategies of teaching favored by students when
executing the style of teaching by their professors. The graph below exhibits that
students prefer professors who uses humor and provides warm classroom environment
population is in favor of being able to laugh while having discussions in the classroom
and be treated by their professors as people. On the other hand, 40% of the students
want their professors to use variety of instructural strategies rather than lecture alone.
For example, aside from the discussion held inside the classroom, students want to
comprehension of the lesson or to have ice breakers to keep them attentive. 10% of the
students prefer professors who uses non-verbal gesture while the remaining 6.67 like
professors who teaches in fast pace and is focused on the topic. The graph below
45.45%
Learn/Understand faster
33.33%
Entertainment
Attentive
Saves time
Improvement of self
3.03%
9.09% 9.09%
Based from the conducted survey, the result is represented on the graph above.
The graph shows that through the different teaching styles, 45.45% of the students
learn and understand the lessons taught by their professors faster. Other than faster
were also entertained and kept attentive during class discussion through the teaching
styles facilitated by their professors. While, 3.03% of the students noted that through
Chapter 3
Summary
This research paper tackles the different teaching strategies used by content-
based subject professors and how do these teaching styles affect the academic learning
of the first year nursing students of De La Salle University – Health Sciences Institute.
Aside from the natural intelligence that people have ever since they were born, this
example of these factors is by attending the school and acquiring knowledge through
instructions of the professors. A student’s learning is greatly affected by the way or style
through which a lesson is delivered. Therefore, the researchers wanted to determine the
different teaching styles used by the professors particularly those who teach content-
based subjects and how do these teaching styles affect the students’ learning. This
paper aims to determine the different teaching styles used by the content-based subject
professors, how do these affect their students’ learning and which is the most effective
of all the teaching strategies utilized. This research paper focuses on the first year
nursing students of De La Salle – Health Science Institute of the school year 2008-2009
as their respondents and the utilization of descriptive method in collecting data and
Based from the conducted research and survey among the first year nursing
students, the facilitator type of teaching style wherein the professor uses humor during
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class discussions and relates to their students as people are preferred by the students
Conclusion
Based on the conducted research and survey, the researchers came up with the
following conclusions:
1. Students prefer interactive and fun teaching styles which also have a
actions.
3. With the use of the different teaching strategies, students learn faster
Recommendation
After the study has been conducted, the researchers gave the following
recommendations:
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1. Content based subject teachers may explore and try different teaching
styles to deliver and discuss the lesson in a way that the students will
be discussed.
recommend since results show that it increases the rate and quality of
based subjects.
more general result which can be applied not only to first year Nursing
well.
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Clark, J.M. (1995). Suggestions for effective university teaching. [online]. Available:
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Appendix
Survey Form
Dear Student,
Truly yours,
Aguda, Kimberly Marie S.
Almario, Alexandra D.
Babasa, Cherry Mae I.
Banayos, Juan Carlo V.
BSN 1-1
1.) What teaching strategy of your Nursing professor do you prefer? Please encircle 1-2 letters of
your choice.
a. teaches in fast pace and is focused on the topic
b. uses humor and provides warm classroom environment by having attempts to relate to
students as people
c. uses non-verbal behavior such as gestures to reinforce their comments
d. uses a variety of instructional strategies rather than lecture alone
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2.) Which of the following teaching styles do you prefer to be used by your professor/s? Encircle
the letter of your choice.
a. expert (transmits information from an expert status; challenges students to enhance
competence)
b. formal authority (concerned with the acceptable ways to do things and provide structures
students need to learn)
c. personal model (by personal example; overlooks and guides students to emulate)
d. facilitator (emphasizes personal nature of teacher - student interactions; guides towards
the development of capacity for independent actions)
e. delegator (develops students’ capacity to function independently; encourages independent
projects)
3.) From the teaching styles listed on #2, what do you think will help you in your academic
learning?