Tips for facilitating learning: the lecture deserves some respect.

Full Abstract

The lecture has become less popular as a teaching method in recent years. Yet even in our enlightened age, when active learning methods abound, some educational purposes are well served by the lecture method. This article identifies appropriate purposes for the lecture and approaches that can be used to overcome its limitations, rendering it maximally effective. Selected research findings and recommendations of recognized authorities are presented.

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Author information

Author/s: Di Leonardi, Bette Case (BC);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Journal of continuing education in nursing (J Contin Educ Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2007 Jul-Aug; vol 38 (issue 4) : pp 154-61; quiz 162-3, 175

Dates: Created 2007/08/21; Completed 2007/09/21;

PMID: 17708114, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Learning
Planning Techniques
Speech
Teaching - methods

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