Paul Lehrman mentioned in Mix Magazine that school music programs, which traditionally have given students the precious opportunity to hear what real instruments sound like from both player's and listener's perspective, are in the toilet. Some within the profession have voiced similar concerns. K-12 music teachers have historically have had very…

This paper introduces and compares three types of college level teaching: discussion, lecture, and personalized systems. The discussion method is described and identified as one that allows the learner to question and probe, giving increased internalization, greater acceptance of conclusions than other teaching methods, and other benefits. The…

A large undergraduate course in persuasion which is taught to multiple sections of 70 students (and has in the past been taught to sections with as many as 200 students) at Northern Illinois University required several innovations to handle the large numbers of students and to enliven such large classes. Innovations include: (1) the creative use…

Research results show that there is little loss in student productivity when changing from small lecture classes to large sections in principles of economics courses. A large lecture section of a college level principles of economics course with undergraduate tutors providing personal assistance to students was compared with six classes of 35 to…

Reports the results of a study which investigated the effects of small-group instruction (as opposed to large-group lecture-discussion) on the achievement and attitude toward life-science of seventh-grade junior high school students. (JR)

Keys to success in the large class are related to (1) adequate preparation before the course begins and (2) being aware of the pulse of the class throughout the semester. Potential problems are identified and suggestions to make large classes function well are offered. (MLW)

The microcomputer used as a closed-circuit television typewriter and graphics generator is suggested as an alternative visual teaching strategy for lecture or discussions. The use of such a system in an introductory biology course for nonmajors is discussed. (JN)

In order to provide University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy students with some of the attitudes and skills needed to communicate a structured presentation, a course titled "Audiovisual Techniques of Scientific Presentation" was designed and implemented. Immediate success among students is described. (LBH)

A comparison of the use of multimedia materials and use of discussion groups in teaching large lecture courses. (CH)

After researching NASSP's clearinghouse of information on exemplary programs, the writers present a synthesis of instructional strategies and curricular modalities in communications, social science, and humanities. Schools identified are listed at the end of the article. (Editor)

Discusses the use of a central computer linked to a CRT console, with display projected onto a large screen, to operate computer augmentation of lectures in large group instruction. Indicates that both introductory tutorial and computer modes are feasible in subject matter presentation. (CC)

Discusses Low Cost Learning (LCL), an instructional system that maximizes available resources while minimizing cost per pupil, and its use in primary education in Southeast Asia. Short descriptions of LCL programs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Liberia are provided. (JJD)

Discusses use of undergraduate student teaching assistants (UTAs) as a cost-effective solution to problems created by large enrollments at the University of Massachusetts (Mechanical Engineering Department). UTAs' responsibilities/duties, benefits (including savings of faculty salary/time), and educational quality in large classes (with UTAs)…

A game was used to assess children's judgments about altruistic, cooperative, or competitive payoff. In a second experiment, small groups were asked to construct new words with the option to work alone or to collaborate. Children who regularly studied in cooperative small groups were more cooperative in both situations. (Author/CP)