This study focuses on student concept changes in acids and bases. Variables include field dependent level, personal independence level, interest in science or chemistry, teaching strategy, and student gender. This study of Grade 10 students (N=81) provides information relevant to secondary school chemistry learning, teaching, and concept change.…

Three experiments describe the effects of imagery on learning a large and integrated body of information from a college lecture. It was hypothesized that high-imagery phrases would be more easily recalled and would promote recall of abstract verbal phrases in close temporal proximity to them. In experiment 1, 22 undergraduates attended a lecture…

The purposes of the lecture method in higher education are considered. The advocates of lecturing claim that this approach can be used to present knowledge to students, to foster intellectual skills, and to change students' attitudes and values. Research evidence suggests that: the lecture can be effective for expounding facts and principles,…

The results of an experiment indicate that there are no differences in student achievement between a computer-assisted geography unit and a lecture based unit on the same topic. (DE)

A course in Life Support Systems that has been adapted to increased class size is described. The curriculum includes lectures, seminars, laboratory demonstrations and operating room and intensive care rounds to introduce the student to life support concepts. (Author/PG)

Professors need to stimulate both sides of students' brain to allow for efficient increase of information absorption. As an alternative to linear outlines, mind maps can provide for more effective comprehension as related ideas are conceptualized from the center out to supporting details, as well as from top to bottom or left to right. The mind…

A technique to increase student participation in lecture classes and to learn about their reaction to the system was used in a large general experimental psychology course. Students were encouraged to submit questions in writing if they felt uncomfortable asking them in class. The students wrote their questions on a separate page in a small…

The purpose of this study was to determine if making specific changes in teaching, changes that were validated by experts, would change the overall student ratings of instructors. Thirty graduate teaching assistants who participated in a workshop on improving lecturing skills significantly improved their scores on specific lecturing behaviors that…

The effect of humor on retention of lecture material was studied with 100 undergraduate students at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Within each class, students were divided into four equal groups, and four versions of a lecture on language development were presented on videotape by a college faculty member. The lectures were…

Two intermediate algebra classes at a large university were selected for this study comparing increase in mathematics achievement for students enrolled in a course that used either traditional lecture approach or a traditional lecture approach plus a mastery learning laboratory. The laboratory was staffed by tutors who administered and graded unit…

Two approaches to teaching an accounting laboratory were compared: a lecture method and a self-instruction method. The achievement of 19 students in the lecture-method lab and 15 students in the self-instruction lab was assessed, based on scores on the first examination, the comprehensive final, and a laboratory score. A secondary analysis…

This study was designed to investigate an alternative approach for teaching the beginning level Western Civilization course on a two-year college campus. Specifically, this study compared the effectiveness of the traditional lecture method and an experimental approach designed around small discussion groups. (Author)