Understanding the Influence of Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles Using Sentiment Analysis
Abstract
Teaching style is inevitably essential in the profession of instruction. Understanding the influence of teaching style used by the Professors is equally important in building a foundation of how learners appreciate in the delivery of education. In this study, the Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles used by the Professors of MPE Students was explored through the use of exploratory design of mixed methods approach in research. The Graduate Students were asked using open-ended questions about their views on the teaching styles employed by their Professors. Text mining technique was used in processing these views using sentiment analysis. It revealed that positive feelings were discovered and formed significant themes describing how Professors in the MPE program in the graduate school employed the different teaching styles and the influence itself to the professional growth of the learners.