Caroline Bonnes & Sabine Hochholdinger
Approaches to teaching are an important factor for the design of teaching settings and for the learning outcome of learners. However, they have not been studied in the context of professional training. Existing instrument from higher education research, such as the Approaches to Teaching Inventory, were found to be not suitable for training research. Therefore, we developed a measurement instrument for future studies on approaches to teaching in professional training, measuring transmissive and constructivist approaches to teaching. Items were developed through a qualitative study, a pretest and a quantitative study. The instrument will allow future studies to explore the relationship between approaches to teaching and training transfer.