The Investigation of Music Teachers' Teaching Style Choice

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of chosen teaching styles by music teachers. In the study; the level of preferred teaching styles by music teachers are compared according to some variables. These variables are; the gender, length of teaching service, students per class, the status of participating in in-service training. The study has taken place in the casual research group among the relational research types. The scope of the research includes the provinces of Aydin, Balikesir, Bitlis, Bursa, Erzurum, Kastamonu, Konya, Mardin, Mersin, Nigde, Rize and Sinop. The sample group of the study is comprised of 245 music teachers who serve in the above mentioned 12 provinces in the 2012-2013 academic years. As a result of the research, it has been determined that the majority of the music teachers, which makes % 33.50, prefer the styles of the facilitator-personal model-expert teaching models much more when compared to the other teaching style groups. The least preference group (% 12.70) chosen by the music teachers has also been determined as delegator-facilitator-expert teaching styles.