The research reported here sought to determine the extent to which the official position of the Swedish government is reflected in actual classroom practice. Detailed analysis of classroom interactions, coupled with survey responses from interviews with participants, teachers, and principals, revealed a substantial discrepancy between the…

The potential of two-way television as an instructional medium was examined through observations of presentations by medical faculty. The study found that similar teaching strategies were used in conventional classrooms and in two-way television mediated lessons. Detailed study results are offered. (Author/DF)

Outlines positive and negative features of the lecture method and the resource-based learning method, recounts a personal experience with the responsive lecture, and discusses its potential. (MBR)

This paper describes major changes undertaken in two undergraduate physics courses from traditional lecture method to an inquiry-based method that facilitates active student engagement and changes in the modeling approach to learning. Students' conceptual understanding of physics concepts were evaluated by quasi-experimental design, and the Reform…

Describes the two functions of teaching and learning processes: short-range training and long-range education, and suggests that the course had better be carried out first via the Keller plan and then via lectures on exciting materials of the subject matter. (CC)

Academic religious studies are facing a period of rapid expansion in state universities and colleges, as well as secondary and primary schools, with resultant demand for training teachers for all levels. (Author/IR)

University of Georgia Student Performance was measured by the Test of Understanding in College Economics pretest-posttest procedure with Part II Forms A and B. Both lecture and TV groups were lower than the national norm with the TV groups the lowest. (Author/SE)

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)

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)