Comparison of an Oxford undergraduate education to United States university education. (IR)

Lectures that recapitulated the programed text used by two classes did not add to students' cognitive learning of microeconomic theory. Implications for college courses in economics are discussed. (DB)

Psychologists who teach psychology to medical students must develop relevant course content, practice lecture time management, select appropriate readings, synchronize lectures and readings, use audiovisual aids, and plan good examinations. (AM)

Describes and evaluates Central Piedmont Community College's experimental use of the telephone as an alternative delivery system. During the experiment five faculty members taped at least 10 percent of their course lectures for student access through telephone lines during evenings and weekends. Reviews faculty and student responses. (DMM)

Reviews research which compares the effectiveness of programed instruction (PI) in economics to lecture-discussion techniques. Studies demonstrate that students using PI perform as well on examinations as students using the traditional method. There is also some evidence that students using PI retain their learning better. (AM)

A method of teaching is described that requires students to choose an area of course content relating to their own interests and study, expand on it, and present the results to the class. The results of its application in two courses, one in the humanities and one in the sciences, are discussed. (MSE)

A random sample of 93 lecturers responded to a questionnaire based on research on explaining. Findings indicate that their views on the learnability of various features of explaining are not related to their years of experience of lecturing, and there are significant differences between arts-based and science lecturers. (Author/MLW)

A study of the effectiveness of tape-slide teaching at the University of Exeter is described. Tape-slides were produced for a pilot comparison with the lecture method in the first year; in the second year, updated versions of the tape-slide sequences were used in a main trial comparison. (Author/MLW)

Describes the use of telelecture in a continuing education course for registered nurses in two rural states. The author suggests that a major variable to success in the use of telelecture is the skill of the teacher as a facilitator to solicit, organize, and present material in a useful manner. (Author/JEG)

Two experiments studied the effects of note-taking, strategy of note-taking (short/long notes), and reviewing personal notes and/or simplified teacher-notes on immediate and delayed recall. One hundred and sixty Nigerian university students, classified as either short or long note-takers, served as subjects. (Author)

Demonstrates the use of simulations and games in large classes as complements to the lecture method. Students generally respond favorably to the use of these strategies and indicate that they facilitate classroom communication and student interest, concept understanding, and personal growth. (JMF)

The purpose of this paper is to examine critically the research to determine the lecture method's strengths, weaknesses, and uses; and to explore possible ways of improving it by altering the lecture itself and by combining it with other modes of instruction. (Author/SJL)

Recognition memory for sentences from a classroom lecture was tested as a function of lecture instructions, length of retention interval, and item type. With immediate testing, subjects differentiated original sentences from reworded and inferential statements similar in meaning. Only inferences were recognized as not having been presented after…