A presentation of techniques for the use of audiovisual aids in large group instruction. (HB)

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE SYSTEMS MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION AND OF HELPING THE INSTRUCTOR TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS OF HIS STUDENTS. SUCH A SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR CONTINUOUS ACTIVE RESPONSE, THE IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESULTS OF A RESPONSE, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CORRECTING ERRONEOUS RESPONSES BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE BASIC…

DEVELOPED AND CONSTRUCTED AT MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, A CLASSROOM RESPONSE SYSTEM PERMITS THE INSTRUCTOR TO NOTE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS AND TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK. PRESENTATION OF QUESTIONS BY MEANS OF AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR HAS PROVED TO BE MORE SATISFACTORY THAN PRESENTING THEM ORALLY, KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENT…

As part of an ESEA Title III study of selected aspects of the program at Abington High School-North Campus, a committee was formed to (1) identify valid objectives for large group instruction used at the school, and (2) determine teacher appraisal of the extent to which these objectives were being reached. The committee constructed an opinionnaire…

A flexible schedule allows teachers to change group size, group composition, and class length according to the purpose of the lesson. This pamphlet presents various "master" schedules for flexible scheduling: (1) Simple block schedules, (2) back-to-back schedules, (3) interdisciplinary schedules, (4) school-wide block schedules, (5) open-lab…

STUDENTS IN EXPERIMENTAL LARGE GROUP-SMALL GROUP CHEMISTRY CLASSES WERE COMPARED TO STUDENTS IN CONVENTIONALLY ORGANIZED CHEMISTRY CLASSES FOR GAIN IN KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMISTRY AND OTHER LEARNING OUTCOMES. THE 1,241 STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION WERE ENROLLED IN 14 URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL SCHOOLS. EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES RANGED IN SIZE FROM…

Techniques to keep students interested include videotaped demonstrations and a self-paced, unit-mastery approach. When lecturing, teachers should use a microphone, maintain eye contact with students in all sections of the room, use an overhead projector and write clearly, talk about interesting topics, be dramatic, and share their experiences and…

Describes management strategies used in a large kinetics/industrial chemistry course. Strategies are designed to make instruction in such classes more efficient and effective. Areas addressed include homework assignment, quizzes, final examination, grading and feedback, and rewards for conducting the class in the manner described. (JN)

At large universities, optional seminars that dovetail with large-enrollment courses can provide meaningful small-class experiences for students who want them. Describes a course offered in conjunction with a large-enrollment Geology of the National Parks course that allows in-depth discussion of course materials and related topics as well as…

Based on the importance of "tasks" in teaching/learning, this article focuses on problem-solving tasks in a language classroom. Steps include focusing on a learning goal and topic; deciding on the problem and outcome; specifying the context of the problem; and splitting the information and assigning roles. (Contains eight references.) (LB)

The purpose of this study was to examine students' experiences and perceptions of multiple interaction activities (self-directed, peer, and teacher feedback) implemented in a large multilevel EFL writing class in one private technological university in the southern part of Taiwan. Large size writing classes, quite common in private institutions of…

This book reveals some of the structural complexities involved in implementing authentic cooperative learning in the classroom. It also suggests that when full cooperative learning structures are implemented, the benefits in student achievement often can be astounding. Descriptions, decisions, designs, and developments, a simple four-part scheme,…

Open online courses (OOC) with a massive number of students have represented an important development for online education in the past years. A course on artificial intelligence, CS221, at the University of Stanford was offered in the fall of 2011 free and online which attracted 160,000 registered students. It was one of three offered as an…

The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…