Current practice in universities foregrounds the traditional lecture, tutorial, examination approach to teaching. The nature of currently-accepted practice in course design and administration is considered through an examination of the influence on universities of historical views about knowledge. These findings are contrasted with current…

Considers ways in which teachers can increase student motivation when using the lecture method of instruction. Outlines some of the more serious demotivators associated with this instructional method, and discusses how principles of industrial psychology can be used to increase student motivation and achievement. (JR)

The materials provided in this management guide to a self-instructional module are to enable the instructor to select, organize, and present the content of a course while making the best use of available resources and presentation methods. This guide lists the module's objectives and the materials needed to complete the unit. The sequence of…

This document contains two studies. The first investigates naturally-occurring aptitude-treatment interactions (ATI) with three teaching approaches--lecture-recitation, inquiry, and public issues discussion. The second study attempts to replicate these ATI in a short-term project. Teachers taught social studies to ninth-grade students according to…

TO DETERMINE WHICH TEACHING METHOD WAS MORE EFFECTIVE, STUDENT ATTITUDE AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WERE COMPARED BETWEEN TELEVISION (TV) LECTURES AND DIRECT CLASS LECTURES GIVEN BY THE SAME INSTRUCTOR AND COVERING THE SAME MATERIAL. THE LECTURE GROUP (126 STUDENTS) HAD SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER NUMBERS OF UPPERCLASSMEN, AND MORE OF THE STUDENTS PLANNED…

DEMONSTRATION OF FOOD HANDLING TECHNIQUES WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS THE FOOD LABORATRY APPROACH IN TEACHING HOME ECONOMICS. THEREFORE, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF CLASSES TOO LARGE TO USE FOOD LABORATORIES. ACCORDINGLY, THE HOME ECONOMICS AND TELEVISION DEPARTMENTS OF A UNIVERSITY COMBINED TO HELP THE LECTURER-DEMONSTRATOR…

THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG RELEVANCY OF CONTENT, MODE OF PRESENTATION, AND LEARNING OUTCOMES AS MEASURED BY OBJECTIVE TESTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY FOR TEACHERS WERE STUDIED. ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A TWO-QUARTER COURSE WERE RANDOMLY DIVIDED INTO FIVE GROUPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL QUARTER OF 1963.…

College students in nine intact beginning speech classes served as subjects for a study testing the effects of humor on student recall of lecture information. The 156 subjects were exposed to one of three versions of an audiotaped lecture. One version amplified eight points in the subject matter with humorous material; and a third version (the…

This report contains a comparative analysis of the differential effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), programmed instructional text (PIT), and lecture methods of instruction in three medical courses--Medical Laboratory, Radiology, and Dental. The summative evaluation includes (1) multiple regression analyses conducted to predict…

This pilot study examined a lecture/discussion approach toward educating upper middle class mothers in child rearing. Mothers ranged in age from 24-45, their children from 1-14 years. Five lectures were given over a 5-week period. Topics included: (1) how a parent can contribute to the growth of a child's intelligence; (2) how language develops in…

This investigation compared time-compressed lectures with lectures taped at a normal word rate and examined the direct application of compressed lectures to the educational process. Participants in this study, 87 college students enrolled in Botany 100, were randomly assigned to four groups--one control group and three treatment groups. The…

The purpose of this research was to assess the relative effectiveness in changing attitudes of (a) a lecture method versus a discussion method of presenting drug information, and (b) large groups versus small groups as recipients of drug education efforts. A total of 475 basic trainees at Fort Knox, Kentucky were given a drug attitude and…

This publication includes eleven lectures presented as part of a conference given honoring Dr. Lydia J. Roberts. Seven of the papers are written in the English language and four in Spanish. Most of the papers relate to the topic of nutrition, but a few pay tribute to Dr. Roberts in recognition of her distinguished leadership and teacher of human…