Methods of teaching - Lecture method
- 1. Lecture Method By Dr. I. Uma Maheswari iuma_maheswari@yahoo.co.in
- 2. Lecture-Method In the Lecture method the teacher is usually elevated by means of platform and he delivers the talks continuously for a fixed period of time. Students are expected to take down notes while they are listening.
- 3. They are not permitted to interpret the teacher. Lecture is often described as a material passing from the notebook of the lecturer to the notebook of the student.
- 4. It is not passed efficiently into the head of the students, as the teacher constantly pours out the information’s. It presupposes a class of intelligent students who can understand and remember the facts with the same speed as the teacher tells them.
- 5. Merits of the Lecture method It is economical. A Single teacher can handle classes for any number of students at a time, which is impossible in any other method. It saves much time and the syllabus can be easily covered in a limited time.
- 6. It is a direct method. It simplifies the work of the teacher. It is a chalk-talk method. It is a useful in imparting factual information’s. Some of the historical and biological incidents in science can be given directly.
- 7. As students are immature, they can learn more easily from listening than by reading text-materials. Lecturers are a good means of opening a topic for discussion. In Computer science lectures, are valuable in presenting materials, which could be too complex to understand without oral explanation.
- 8. When to resort to this technique Teachers should limit themselves to brief presentation. It will be useful to new and difficult topic.
- 9. How to deliver a good lecture? The impact of the personality of the teacher is revealed in the delivery of ways like facial expression, expressive movements, and emotional reactions in different situations, voice, etc.
- 10. The teacher must look at the audience and watch the emotional reactions of the students. He should be ready to switch over to the next activity when there is some unrest or disinterest. The teacher must develop a sense of humour.
- 11. He can punctuate his lecture with wit and humour to release tension. The teacher should not read from his lecture-notes or a textbook, unless the portion read is very important or could be given otherwise.
- 12. The teacher must summarize at the end of his lecture. He should allot some time for his students to ask questions or raise doubts.
- 13. Evaluating the Lecture After lecturing to large groups of students, the large group must be split up into smaller groups for discussion, laboratory work and problem solving exercises. The performance of the students in these small groups will only enable the teacher to evaluate the effectiveness of his lecture.
- 14. Demerits or limitations of this method It does not provide room to develop scientific attitudes. There is no room for training in scientific method, which is the main aim of teaching science. It is against the principle of “learning by doing”. There is no provision for any type of experimental work.
- 15. It is an authoritarian approach. The teacher is only the active participant and students are passive listeners. No care is taken for individual difference in intelligence, interests, aptitudes, abilities, etc.
- 16. There is no assurance whether the students are attentive and understanding all said by the teacher. It is monotonous and boring, as the information’s given may be fast or slow. The learner may not get the necessary connection of thought.