Suitability of Instruction Methodology in Informative Management Course: An Empirical Study‪.‬

Instruction Methodology Optimum learning outcome requires a perfect matching of learners' learning style and instructor's instruction methodology (Beder & Darkenwald 1982, Brookefield 1984, Knowles 1984). The learning style of learners is reflected by the type and range of activities that learners undertake to acquire domain knowledge (Beder & Darkenwald 1982). Maturity of learner and familiarity with the domain of current learning influence the learning style of learner (Nadkarni 2003). Similarly, instruction methodology used by instructors can be either pedagogical or andragogical. The instructor's decision to use either pedagogical or andragogical methodology largely depends on the maturity level of learners and the familiarity of the learners with the domain. Instructors prefer to use pedagogical methodology when the learner's maturity level is low and the domain specific knowledge is negligible; whereas andragogical methodology is more preferred for highly matured learners and when the learner has more familiarity with the domain.