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Research as a Model for University Teaching.
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Shore, Bruce M.; And Others – Higher Education, 1990
Two surveys of faculty researchers contradict the belief that university research and teaching have a direct relationship with each other. The most common form of instruction was lecture, a method that does not directly involve the learner in the process of producing new knowledge. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Higher Education, Lecture Method
University Teachers' Thinking about Lecturing: Student Evaluation of Lecturing as an Improvement Perspective for the Lecturer.
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de Neve, Hubert M. F. – Higher Education, 1991
A study investigated five university teachers' conceptualizations of actual and desired lecturing behavior and teaching situation and had teachers and students rate the semester's lecturing behavior. Results indicate the lecturer's interpretation of student ratings and ideas about lecturing are crucial to effective use of student ratings for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Lecture Method
Can Explaining Be Learnt? Some Lecturers' Views.
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Brown, G. A.; Daines, J. M. – Higher Education, 1981
A random sample of 93 lecturers responded to a questionnaire based on research on explaining. Findings indicate that their views on the learnability of various features of explaining are not related to their years of experience of lecturing, and there are significant differences between arts-based and science lecturers. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Variations in Lecturing Styles.
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Saroyan, Alenoush; Snell, Linda S. – Higher Education, 1997
Three types of higher education lecturing styles are described and their differences are discussed in the context of current conceptions of teaching and pedagogical principles. The three lectures are subsequently characterized as content-driven, context-driven, and pedagogy-driven. Evaluation data suggest that the more pedagogically oriented the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Variations in Student Evaluations of Teachers' Lecturing in Different Courses on Which They Lecture: A Study at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Husbands, Christopher T. – Higher Education, 1997
London School of Economics and Political Science (England) course evaluations were used to examine whether teachers assessed differently across courses have distinguishing characteristics, and whether courses assessed especially discrepantly for one teacher have distinguishing features. Results show course-level characteristics (class size, number…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis