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Kansas State University

THE MANY FORMS OF THE LECTURE

from
Mastering the Techniques of Teaching
Joseph Lowman

 

FORMAL ORAL ESSAY:
tightly constructed, highly polished; presents information primarily to support a summative point or conclusion
EXPOSITORY:
primarily defines and sets forth information; most common college lecture
PROVOCATIVE:
intended to provoke thought; challenges students' existing knowledge and values and helps them reach a more complex and integrated perspective
LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION:
props used to illustrate the subject at hand
QUESTION-LECTURE:
questions posed by students; each question answered with a short, straight-forward lecture that relates the inquiry to other course content or shows how it illustrates a fundamental issue in the field
LECTURE-DISCUSSION:
instructor begins session by speaking for five to fifteen minutes and then stimulates discussion around a key point in those remarks; during discussion, students do most of the talking.
LECTURE-RECITATION:
instructor lectures; stops to ask specific questions or to request that students share prepared material.
LECTURE-LABORATORY:
short lectures followed by students making their own observations, doing experiments, or other independent work.