See Fred Keller's 'Goodbye Teacher' -- an early description of the PSI method of behavioral instruction which is a unit mastery self paced system not dependent on lectures. I used it for 40 years without lecturing.
Keller, F. S. (1968). Good-bye, teacher.. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,. 1, 79-89. On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:05 AM, Bourgeois, Dr. Martin wrote: > > > > I'll admit ignorance on this topic. Is there any good empirical > evidence that alternative instructional approaches are as effective > as, or better than, the traditional lecture? I wonder if there may > be some truth to students' perceptions that some of these methods > are " irrelevant ‘b.s.,’ a waste of time, or simply a lack of > instruction.'" > > From: Christopher D. Green [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:49 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] News: 'The College Fear Factor' - Inside Higher Ed > > > > > An interesting article, especially for those who prefer not to > lecture, in favor of discussion/participation models of teaching. > http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/18/fearfactor > > Here area couple of tidbits: > > "some students 'interpreted the absence of a lecture as the absence > of instruction.' > > "'Students' firmly held expectations undermined the instructors’ > efforts to achieve their pedagogical goals,' Cox [the researcher] > writes. 'Ultimately, students’ pedagogical conception led to overt > resistance and prevented them from benefiting from alternative > instructional approaches, which they perceived variously as > irrelevant ‘b.s.,’ a waste of time, or simply a lack of instruction.'" > > Chris > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > ========================== > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) Paul Brandon 10 Crown Hill Lane Mankato, MN 56001 [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
