The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which TTl instructorsrnin the Amhara region effectively employ the didactic elements of a lesson.rnAccordingly, attempts were made to identify the techniques of each didacticrnelement instructors often employ. An attempt was also made to see whetherrnor not instructors' employment of the didactic elements were related to theirrnteachig experience and qualification.rnData regarding instructors' employment of the didactic elements were obtainedrnfrom all instructors of Dessie TIT The data gathering instrument ued wasrnsystematic observation. The data secured through consecutive observationsrnwere analysed using percentage, spearman's rank difference and point bi-serialrncorrelation coefficients.rnThe findings of the study showed that instructional sets, i.e. set induction andrnclosure were least used by instructors. The findings also indicated thatrninstructors were poor in their indirect influences and that their classrooms wererninstructor dominated. It was thus concluded that instrutors under study werernnot giving due emphasis to the importance of including all of the didacticrnelements in their lessons. Further more, it was found out that teachingrnexperience had significant direct relationsllip with instructors' teachingrnbehaviors under treatment.