The linking of each lecture's purpose to its form and structure will help faculty organize instruction. The classical model of instruction is best to transmit information, the problem-centered model creates interest, and the sequential approach promotes understanding. (MSE)

Discusses the relationship between rhetoric (the study of effective communication) and hermeneutics (the study of how to interpret and understand any kind of communication). Illustrates how principles of rhetoric and hermeneutics apply to lecturing. (PD)

Evaluates the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction for teaching biostatistics to first year students at the UCLA School of Dentistry. Results do not demonstrate the superiority of CAI but do suggest that CAI compares favorably to conventional lecture and programed instruction methods. (RAO)

Discussed is the college teacher as lecturer. Three basic areas are looked at: attention mechanisms, information processing, and memory. Nine suggestions are presented which, if employed, will improve the lecture process. (KC)

Describes a note taking and teaching strategy designed to help students think during lectures and assimilate material in a synthesized form via small group and written recapitulation. (MKM)

Describes five steps which instructors at Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation follow in preparing one-hour training courses on engineering assurance procedures. (CMV)

Discusses the hypothalamic-pituitary regulation mechanism. Provides diagrams and charts describing the latest research in this area. (MA)

Explains why mathematics lectures have a special role in stimulating the imagination and why attending lectures has a significant role in inducting students into their university's mathematical community. (KHR)

Two surveys of faculty researchers contradict the belief that university research and teaching have a direct relationship with each other. The most common form of instruction was lecture, a method that does not directly involve the learner in the process of producing new knowledge. (MSE)

Examines the negative aspects of teleteaching and distance education. Makes recommendations for teachers to follow to improve both classroom lecturing and distance education teleconferencing. (JMV)

Two experiments, involving 195 undergraduates, investigated how different note-taking formats influenced student note taking. Results reconfirmed that a flexible outline framework in which the order of subtopics corresponds to the order of lecture presentation produces more note taking than a collapsed matrix framework presenting fewer subtopics.…

Hearing loss associated with aging affects some older adult students in higher education. Real-time closed captioning, a computer-based system allowing the spoken word to be transformed into the written word almost simultaneously, enables students to attend and participate in lectures and discussions. (SK)