Response, Demand, and Control: Evaluating a Three-Factor Model and Measure of Teachers' Interactional Styles

Theory and research in teachers' interactional styles and authoritative teaching typically posit two factors, including response and a second factor featuring some combination of demand and control. Two survey-research projects examined how teachers construe interactional styles, with results suggesting three discrete factors: response, demand, and control. The optimal interactional style is more complex than the formula of high response and high demand/control emphasized in literature in this area.