In this study, the relationship using Mosston and Ashworth's teaching styles of physical education teachers and their using intensities regarding stills were examined according to their gender, experience, and serving in public and private schools. In collecting, analyzing, and interpreting the study data, a qualitative study paradigm was utilized. In the scope of study, semi-structured interview was made with 23 physical education teachers selected by purposeful sampling. According to the result of data analysis, while physical education teachers were taught lessons, it was revealed that they teaching-centered teaching styles. In addition, when the teaching styles of physical education teachers are evaluated in the context of intercode relationships, it was revealed that they used the most frequently the styles related to "Command-A -Reciprocal-C" "Command-A -Practice-B". Intercode relationships decreases from teaching-centered teaching styles to learning-centered teaching styles. Especially, it was revealed that "Self-Teaching-K" and "Convergent and Divergent Discovery-G/H" styles, among learning-centered teaching styles, were not related to the other styles at all. Teaching styles teachers use is an indicator of that teaching-centered education are more prominently given. In addition, the intensities using Mosston and Ashworth's teaching styles of the teachers according to the gender, experience, serving in the public and private schools were identified.
Contribution/ Originality:This research reveals which teaching styles are used in relation to physical education teachers while teaching their lessons. When evaluated in terms of originality, it reveals the relationship between the teaching styles that physical education teachers mostly apply in qualitative terms.
INTRODUCTIONThat the desired teaching is teaching-centered or student cantered has been discussed in the various discipline areas and various educational environments for long years and many studies were carried out about teaching and learning-centered teaching styles. Although there are some studies suggesting to use learning-centered teaching styles (Davis & Sumara, 2002;Kemp, 2013), there are also some studies identifying that teaching-centered styles are predominantly used (Ince & Hünük, 2010;Yildiz & Karakullukçu, 2019).At the present time, an orientation has emerged from the approach, in which physical education teacher plays role actively, gives all decisions in teaching processes, and the student is a passive information receiver, to an