Massification in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa is an ongoing reality that poses particular challenges and opportunities for these nations (Mohamedbhai, 2008). Like Scott (1995), we use the term massification to refer to the rapid increase of students attending higher education institutions in the latter part of the 20th century and into…

An attempt to improve the quality of teaching and learning was made by offering three distinct options to 695 students enrolled in two large classes. The students in nonconventional options tended to have high personality need scores for cognitive structure, achievement, autonomy, and understanding. (Editor/PG)

This booklet is the first of three sequels to "A Guide to the Selection of Instructional Methods." Following a brief introduction, a discussion of the most common methods used in mass instructional techniques deals with the strenghts and weaknesses of lectures and similar expository techniques, film and video presentations, educational broadcasts,…