Iranian Journal of Medical Education

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Introduction: Teachers’ teaching style is effective on promotion of learning. To achieve this goal, teachers should use different teaching styles. This study has tried to determine teaching styles applied in basic sciences classes in Medical school of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a descriptive study in 2008, 74 teachers of basic sciences in medical School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were selected through census sampling. The data collecting tool was TSA standard teaching style questionnaire including 61 items. The data were analyzed in form of mean and SD through SPSS. Results: Based on the findings, %93.2 of teachers used flexible style in domain of teaching methods, %97.3 in classroom management, %71.6 in classroom design and %98.6 in lesson planning skills. Conclusion: It is recommended that teachers’ teaching styles be selected based on students’ preference. Educational workshops should also be held for teachers to make them familiar with students’ learning styles.

Keywords: Teaching style, learning style, teachers, students

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