Data from a control group experiment show that the use of handout skeleton notes distinctly improved student learning. Use of mimeographed copies of detailed lecture outlines for a comparative physiology course allowed students to interact with the lecture material at the time it was presented. (JT)

Discussion of (1) why students take notes, (2) research findings available in current literature, (3) inadequacies and omissions in the literature aimed at suggesting more profitable lines of research for future study, and (4) suggestions of guidelines for teachers and students which will more effectively exploit the potential of note taking.…

Hannah Arendt's gaity, wit, and passion, her testy impatience, her love of debate, her shrewd common sense, her joy in communicating her knowledge, and her brilliance and learning are the qualities that made her such a remarkable and inspiring teacher. Here is an evaluation of her teaching performance by two former students. (Author/RK)

Testing results following instruction demonstrated that the lecture method of instruction was significantly more effective in producing sexuality knowledge gain than was the audiovisual teaching approach. (JD)

At Northeast Missouri State University, an instructional method known as the "telelecture" is being employed by Richard Weerts, professor of music. With a telelecture, potential guest lecturers are just a phone call away. Here the editor from MEJ and Professor Weerts demonstrate how this method works. (Editor/RK)

Describes a "Generic Model for Planning Expository Lessons" for improving the lecture--discussion method used by most history teachers. The model is based on a lesson format developed by John J. Patrick and Richard Remy and uses a five-step procedure employing a variety of approaches to expository teaching. (BSR)

In a controlled experiment, students in two sections of introductory sociology were exposed either to conventional classroom lectures or to identical lectures broadcast live in an adjacent room on a television monitor. Class attendance and learning under the two modes were statistically equivalent. The findings confirm those of past studies.…

Described is a method of lecturing in which the lecture period is divided into a number of segments. Only some segments involve the lecturer talking. In others students discuss topics or complete exercises. An example of such a lecture on aspects of Christaller's central place theory is described. (Author/RM)

A lecture method was compared with a method based on questioning sequences that guided students to discover mathematical principles. Students with high levels of mathematics anxiety had significantly lower achievement. Students with high anxiety benefited more from the expository approach; those with low anxiety benefited more from the discovery…

Describes a college microbiology course in which traditional lectures were abandoned in favor of guided learning objectives and student initiative. A statistical analysis of the data indicates that student achievement on the nonlecture-plus-lab system was not so great as on the traditional lecture-plus-lab course. (JR)

The lecture-script/assignment method can replace the lecture, freeing time for students' active participation in group discussion. (IR)

Compares the effectiveness of lecture versus discussion methods in postsecondary education. Describes dyadic interaction as a teaching technique in which students are paired during discussions. Demonstrates the approach through sample lessons. Examines student responses. (DMM)

Techniques that can be used to make the lecture method of teaching more effective include using pictures or objects to facilitate memory, using guided fantasies to stimulate students' imagination of processes, and the suggestopedia method for memorizing facts, principles, and vocabulary. (MSE)

Discusses an approach to teaching note-taking to students of English as a second language who will go on to study at the university level. (CFM)