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McQueen, Heather A.; McMillan, Craig – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Active learning exercises engage students during lectures, but often fail to take account of the individual learning position of each student. The 'quecture' is a partially flipped lecture that incorporates students posing their own questions (quecture questions), discussing them during lectures and revisiting them later. These interactive…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Active Learning, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Akinde, Oluwatoyin Adenike – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This work is a pilot study on the learning outcomes of students, who were taught a research course for seven weeks, using didactic and Socratic instruction methods. The course was taught in two sessions concurrently. The students were divided into two groups (A and B) and both groups were taught either with Socratic instruction method or didactic…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Outcomes of Education, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
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Achuonye, Keziah Akuoma – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This descriptive survey is hinged on predominant teaching strategies in schools, implications for curriculum implementation in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Target population consisted of teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary schools. However, purposive sample of 900 respondents was drawn from the six BRACED states namely Bayelsa,…
Descriptors: Surveys, STEM Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Noonan, John F. – 1982
The beliefs and experiences of three college teachers at a college of business are described to examine assumptions about teaching and its improvement. One of the teachers was a full professor who had spent 12 years with a consulting firm and continued to work as a consultant. Classroom observation revealed that he was an outstanding narrator who…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Benzing, Cynthia; Christ, Paul – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Reports on a national survey of 207 undergraduate economics instructors. Although the lecture method still dominates, many instructors noted that they had integrated more participatory activities such as class discussions, group activities, and instructor questions into their instruction. Includes statistical tables showing characteristics and…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Economics, Economics Education
Rogers, Alan – 1987
This booklet is intended to help individuals teaching in extension programs select teaching methods that are appropriate to the subject of their particular course, the number of students enrolled in the course, its time and duration, and the place in which it is being held. The first chapter discusses the importance of making a conscious choice of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Conventional Instruction, Diagnostic Teaching
Gettys, Cynthia M.; Holt, Mary Ann – 1993
This study sought to determine how teachers (n=61) at two Paideia schools in Chattanooga (Tennessee) perceived the professional staff development activities provided for them as they made the transition from a traditional direct instruction model of teaching to a nontraditional three-column model of instruction which included didactic…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Methods, Elementary School Teachers
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Chung, Q. B. – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2005
The Internet can be a useful tool that can enhance interactivity in classes. Accordingly, offering distance learning courses using the Web, especially in the asynchronous mode for the additional flexibility of time, is becoming an established practice in higher education. Web-based distance learning comes with numerous benefits, but not without…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education