In terms of group averages, growth in achievement by an experimental class was 8.56 (856 percent) greater than the growth generated by the control group in a teaching strategy experiment conducted at San Jose State University. Details of the ORPA (Organization, Research, Presentation, Accountability) Teaching Strategy versus the…

As hypothesized, less advanced students benefited most from a high instructional support treatment (personalized system of instruction) used in an introductory calculus course. Furthermore, as level of prior mathematics preparation increased, the achievement differences between the high and low instructional support (lecture) decreased. (Author/CP)

Guest lectures by 10 chairmen of medical school departments, five professors, and five associate professors were videotaped to analyze their means of communication. General misuse or underutilization of audiovisual methods implies that audience preferences are not being met and lecturers might benefit from training workshops. (Author/LBH)

This paper discusses a study of the differences in student learning achievement, as measured by four different types of common performance evaluation techniques, in a college-level computer programming course under three teaching/learning environments: lecture, computer-aided instruction, and lecture supplemented with computer-aided instruction.…

This paper contains the text of an address read at the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. The author discusses an Australian Academy of Science project which focuses on mathematics applications materials for secondary school students not intending to proceed to post-secondary studies in mathematics.…

Differences in mood before and after class of college students taking different courses (swimming, body conditioning, hatha yoga, fencing exercise, and lecture) were analyzed using the Profile Mood States and the State Anxiety Inventory. Results suggest that courses which meet four requirements involving aerobics, noncompetitiveness,…

Describes a study conducted to ascertain the effect of using microcomputer-assisted instruction as compared to a lecture-discussion technique in teaching principles and methods of cost recovery and investment credit on agricultural assets to graduate students in agricultural education. The lecture method proved more effective, perhaps because the…

Presents findings from a comparison of traditional classroom lecture on lecture-replacement stand-alone PLATO-based delivery made to learn Fortran. Two semesters were examined separately, semester one (n=54) and semester two (n=36), using a two-tailed t-test at .01 level of significance. No difference was found. (JM)

Comparison of medical students' performance on the National Board of Medical Examiners test, Part I, indicates that the replacement of scheduled instructional time (i.e., lecture-based instruction) with a guided problem-solving program was not detrimental to test scores. (MSE)

This paper is the first of a two-part series which discusses the findings related to lecture information in beginning crop science courses offered in Land Grant institutions. Survey results revealed considerable differences regarding course organization and teaching methods, but similarities in overall goals and topic areas. (ML)

An educational program for medical and surgical house staffs and for medical students designed to reduce unneeded orders for low cost, high volume ancillary and nursing services is discussed. The program components include lectures, medical record audits and reviews, and group feedback in the form of cost summaries. (Author/MLW)

Found that (1) students exposed to any three of the instructional strategies (lecture, video role model, and lecture plus a role model) produced better summaries and took more notes than the control group; and (2) those exposed to the video role model asked the most questions. (PD)

Compares a personalized system of instruction (PSI) to the lecture method and linear self-paced instruction (LSPI) of teaching stoichiometry to undergraduate students. Discusses the methods used to assess student achievement which includes: the use of common midterms and final examinations; and modules, mini-courses and mini-course final exams.…

If librarians want to be given faculty status, they must become more involved in the instructional process. Part of that responsibility is to help inform faculty of the ineffectiveness of the lecture-textbook method in educating undergraduate students and to demonstrate that practical and constructive alternatives exist. (MSE)

Presents five preliminary conclusions about notetaking practices based on findings in the literature. Each conclusion is followed by a discussion of its implications for classroom instruction, and links between various lecturer and student behaviors and the external events of instruction are proposed. (Author/MBR)