Purpose for teaching in large classes....

1. Effective Teaching in Large
Classes
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2. Do you see a ‘Large Class’?

3. What is a ‘Large Class’?
“There can be no quantitative definition of
what constitutes a ‘large’ class, as perceptions
of this will vary from context to
context”(Hayes,1997:4)
Some people assume that 50 would be large
enough ;others argue that a large class could
have as many as over 100 or even 150
students. However, most teachers generally
agree that a class with 50-60 or more is ‘large’
enough.

4. How can a teacher respond the
challenges?
• Complete Lecture
• Part Lecture
• All Multiple Sections
• One Large Class,Structured around Small
Group Learning

5. How can a teacher maintain discipline
in a large class?
• Have rules
• Have expectations
• Make students aware of the rules
• Review rules regularly
• Be firm and consistent
• Be professional
• Deal with troublemakers

6. How can a teacher develop the class
exercise?
• Whole class activities:interactive lecturing,brainstroming,class
response to questions
• Individual or small group activities using prompts solve a problem
- describe response to a prompt
- analyze/ conclude from data
- brainstorm why a result is wrong
- relate to personal experience
- compare/contrast
- analyze in terms of theory
- estimate implications or significance
- locate weakness in argument
- list pros and cons
- evaluate in terms of criteria
- reorder in an appropriate sequence

7. How can a teacher better manage the
class climate?
• Keep the class interested
• Practice fairness
• Practice humor
• Do not threaten
• Give students opportunities
• Do not humiliate
• Be alert

8. What kinds of active learning can a
teacher do?
• Ask question(s)
• Encourage students to think
• Summarize main points of lecture
• use feedback to target problem areas
• Give small problems/questions

9. How can a teacher improve the
lectures?
• Lead-off stories or interesting visuals
• Initial case problems
• Questions
• Headlines
• Examples and analogies
• Visual backups
• Spot challenges
• Illuminating activities

10. How can a teacher reduce the feeling
of anonymity?
• By knowing the names of the students
• By arriving early and chat with students
• By fostering bonds among students
• By asking their experiences