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Spectrum of Teaching Styles Dr. Cummiskey West Chester University Teaching styles are ways of organizing and presenting learning experiences to children. The styles range from a direct, teacher-centered approach to an indirect, more student-centered approach. The styles are also classified according to two general headings: productive and reproductive. In reproductive teaching styles, students duplicate or mimic the teacher’s understandings. In the productive teaching styles, students construct their own understandings. In the past direct, teacher-centered methods predominated, however r