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Download full textWeaver, Richard L., II; Michel, Thomas A. – 1984
No teaching method is more widely used and yet more strongly criticized than the lecture. Yet, an examination of more than 40 basic public speaking textbooks reveals that lecturing is seldom mentioned. There are, perhaps, several reasons for this omission. For example, authors of textbooks might feel that (1) material on lecturing duplicates their…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Lecture Method, Public Speaking
Peer reviewedZachry, William H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Inquiry teaching requires students to engage in hypothesis formation, collection and evaluation of evidence, and the drawing of logical conclusions. Prerequisite skills for inquiry learning are discussed, and examples of inquiry learning in a college level general psychology course are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Discovery Learning, Higher Education
