How would the quality of teaching a physical education lesson be judged? In a math lesson, you might judge the quality by how quickly students can understand the material being taught. In a writing class you can judge quality by how students construct their sentences. But in a physical education class the best way to judge the quality of the teaching is by how much fun the class is having. Some teaching styles will work better in this environment. From the book The Spectrum of Teaching Styles, From Command to Discovery, written by Muska Mosston, explains that there are a variety of teaching styles. These styles are all part of the learning spectrum. The learning spectrum is defined as “the framework for teaching in which the term teaching style has been selected to differentiate descriptions of specific teaching behaviors.” (Mosston, 1986). Mosston explains that through the decision-making process, we are left with eleven teaching styles on the spectrum. “Mosston's analyzes showed that, whatever style a teacher chose, some aspects or possibilities of the teaching-learning situation were facilitated while other aspects were diminished.” (Thomson, 2009) meaning that there are both strengths and weaknesses of each teaching style. The styles are: The command style, the practice style, the reciprocal style, the self-control style, the inclusion style, the guided discovery style, the divergent style, the convergent discovery style, the divergent production style, the student-designed individual program style, the student-initiated style, and the self-paced style. Each style is unique in its own way and each is practiced in teaching. (Mosston, 1986) However, it is evident that there are seven... styles of paper... in physical education are only successful when students have fun. Based on research, the most successful teaching style is the command teaching style. However, there are several that can also be used to increase the amount of fun you have. Works Cited Mosston, M., & Ashworth, S. (1986). The spectrum of teaching styles from command to discovery (Third edition ed., pp. 1-20). Columbus Ohio: Merrill Publishing Company. Winnick, J. P. (2005). Adapted Physical Education and Sports (Vol. 1, 4th ed., pp. 107-108) Cai, S. (1998). Student enjoyment during physical education class in three.. Education, 118(3), 412. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database.Thomson, W. (2009). Mosston's Teaching Styles: A Leadership Style Review. Virginia Journal, 30(2), 20-22. Retrieved from SPORTDiscus with full-text database.