Which team-teaching model does NOT collaborate?

• A. Multidisciplinary
• B. Interdisciplinary
• C. Collaborative
• D. Transdisciplinary

Answer: (A)

Team-teaching models differ in how much professionals plan and teach together. In a multidisciplinary approach, each specialist works within their own discipline, using separate goals and plans and often delivering instruction side by side without coordinated planning or shared activities. This means there’s little to no collaboration across disciplines during instruction. In contrast, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and transdisciplinary models all involve varying levels of joint planning, shared goals, and coordinated teaching efforts.

So, the model that does not involve collaboration is the multidisciplinary one, because its hallmark is parallel, independent work rather than integrated, joint planning and teaching. For example, a classroom teacher might handle academics while a speech-language pathologist addresses speech goals separately, with minimal coordination.