Jing Sheng Quek, Eng Sing Lee, Lian Leng Low, Sabrina Kay Wye Wong
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although research teaching style preferences available literature limited information preferences optometry teachers coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic impacted educational practices sectors study focuses teaching style preferences online teaching practices optometry teachers covid19 pandemic study used case study research design selfadministered online questionnaire followup semistructured interview data collection grashariechmann teaching style inventory used explore teaching style preferences expert formal authority demonstrator facilitator delegator quantitative qualitative data analyzed using descriptive statistics thematic content analysis respectively optometry teachers aged 29 51 years median 45 years 3 25 years teaching experience median 5 years teachers scored high expert teaching style scores categorized high delegator facilitator formal authority teaching styles teachers reported initial adaptation online teaching difficult challenging prepared rapid transition online learning used various resources materials felt student participation engagement lower online teaching teachers noted time needed prepare materials online teaching facetoface teaching optometry teachers adopted multidimensional approach preferring different teaching styles varying degrees teachers noted challenges initial transition adaptation online teaching used combination resources support student learning