Lecture Method of teaching

 

What is the lecture method of teaching?

The simplest way to define the lecture method of teaching is that the teacher speaks and students listen. Teachers can quickly deliver a lot of information using this way. The main speaker is usually the teacher, while students take notes. 

You may wonder why this strategy is effective. There is a one-way flow of information. This is due to the fact that you can teach a large number of students at the same time. As a result, it depends on the lecturer to keep the topic interesting and on the students to be attentive in seeking explanation.

Advantages of the lecture

1. Effective lecturers can communicate the intrinsic interest of a subject through their enthusiasm.

2. Lectures can present material not otherwise available to students.

3. Lectures can be specifically organized to meet the needs of particular audiences.

4. Lectures can present large amounts of information.

5. Lectures can be presented to large audiences.

6. Lecturers can model how professionals work through disciplinary questions or problems.

7. Lectures allow the instructor maximum control of the learning experience.

8. Lectures present little risk for students.

9. Lectures appeal to those who learn by listening.

Disadvantages of the lecture

1. Lectures fail to provide instructors with feedback about the extent of student learning.

2. In lectures students are often passive because there is no mechanism to ensure that they are intellectually engaged with the material.

3. Students' attention wanes quickly after fifteen to twenty-five minutes.

4. Information tends to be forgotten quickly when students are passive.

5. Lectures presume that all students learn at the same pace and are at the same level of understanding.

6. Lectures are not suited for teaching higher orders of thinking such as application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation; for teaching motor skills, or for influencing attitudes or values.