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At 10:48 AM +0800 8/21/11, carmelo@pacific.net.sg wrote:_______________________________________________
That may well be true, although it is far from
The best students may learn much faster through ?independent learning?
such as reading classic texts, lecture notes and occasional guidance.
certain. But education is not just for the
intellectual elite, especially at the pre-college
level, and typically, well into the undergraduate
level. So shouldn't we be looking for the methods
that work for everyone, or a menu of methods so
that everyone can learn in the method by which
they are most successful? I think it has been
shown pretty conclusively, at least for the
non-elite students, and particularly at the
introductory level, that lecture is not a
particularly effective approach to teaching, and
even if we all had photographic (or
audiographic?) memories it is hardly the way to
make sure the students are learning to think
about the subject, and/or in general.
The argument that lecture works well for the top
level students, even if it is true, doesn't imply
that therefore we should use it for everyone.
Hugh
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