Effects of Teacher's Teaching Style on Students' Motivation and Responses in Learning K-12 Science Curriculum

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The success in the development of learning in the classroom depends largely on the teachers' factors which mainly involved varied strategies, instructional materials, and motivation styles. Even though there's a lot of factors' affecting learning it has been geared towards the effect of teacher's motivating style. The researcher comes into realization this kind of study that will surely help the teaching and learning process in the K-12 science curriculum.

METHODS

A descriptive-survey method of research was used. The researcher used questionnaires, observations, interviews, students' class work and other student outputs for this study.

RESULTS

The study revealed that there were lots of motivating factors that can effectively motivate them in learning science like for example; Attitude of the science teacher itself as well as of the pupils as well, the eagerness on participating is another type, homework and assignments can be a motivating factor as well, and lastly the grades that can be a reward system equivalent to their work.

DISCUSSIONS

The pupils were greatly affected by the teachers teaching methods. Teachers will not dominate the learning experience instead it will effectively augment learning through their varied strategies, motivation skills for learning modern Science concepts and skills through the pleasure resulting from mastery of the subject.