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Peer reviewedde Neve, Hubert M. F. – Higher Education, 1991
A study investigated five university teachers' conceptualizations of actual and desired lecturing behavior and teaching situation and had teachers and students rate the semester's lecturing behavior. Results indicate the lecturer's interpretation of student ratings and ideas about lecturing are crucial to effective use of student ratings for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Lecture Method
Peer reviewedJackson, M. W.; Prosser, M. T. – Higher Education, 1985
The reduction of lecture time and its replacement with small group sessions in an undergraduate political theory course is described and possible problems associated with this kind of instructional change are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTan, C. M. – Higher Education, 1992
A study of 30 first-year medical students in a physiology course found that frequent evaluation had a profound negative effect on learning, with students adopting a surface reproductive approach geared to passing exams rather than integrating knowledge. Lectures and curriculum organization failed to affect student use and structure of knowledge.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
