Delivering driver training with the majority of Driving Instructors falling into one camp or the other. This article will compare and contrast the two methods and recommend the most effective way for improving road safety
On the face of it Coaching and Instructing would appear to have the same goal. If driver trainers were asked, both styles would claim to be promoting safe driving for life.
Superficially both styles are the same e.g. both claim to deliver individual training; both get the student to pass the driving test, so what's the difference? well It's all down to the emphasis in the relationship between the teacher and the student. Instruction places the emphasis on the teacher being the expert and it's their job to change the student behaviour and make them a safe driver and pass their test using a pre-conceived agenda. This is then implemented through telling the student how, when and what to do. This often leads to a poor learning experience, with students becoming slaves to dogmatic teaching. Once the student has passed the driving test they do one of two things. Either apply what they have been taught rigidly or rebel completely. How many times have you heard "you only start to learn to drive after you have passed your driving test". Should we really ask new drivers to teach themselves after their test? So what's different with coaching?
Coaching changes the emphasis of the relationship to an equal partnership. The student is encouraged to become the expert in their learning with the coach acting as a guide to explore the new skill of driving. This approach places the student at the centre of the learning experience enabling the student to develop their individual way of driving based on their own decisions. Coaching also aims to promote reflection based on driving experiences during the training. By adopting this approach the student can use the coach as a driving conscience to provoke thoughts, explore feelings and promote debate.
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