The Challenge of the Large Lecture Class: Making It More Like a Small Seminar.

Oakley, Maureen; Hensley, Thomas R.

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Challenge of the Large Lecture Class: Making It More Like a Small Seminar.

Oakley, Maureen; Hensley, Thomas R.

PS: Political Science and Politics, v30 n1 p47-51 Mar 1998

Lists common problems associated with teaching large lecture classes and asserts that there are ways to surmount them through innovative teaching techniques. Provides an overview of the introductory American government course at Kent State University, and discusses techniques used in it to provide the benefits of a small seminar course. (DSK)

Descriptors: Course Objectives, Course Organization, Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Large Group Instruction, Lecture Method, Political Science, Seminars, Teaching Methods, United States Government (Course)

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Language: English

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