The lecture method is a traditional, teacher-centered approach for presenting information and teaching concepts, primarily in science education. It has distinct phases of preparation, development, and consolidation, aiming to impart knowledge efficiently but often resulting in passive learning without fostering independent thinking or scientific inquiry. While it can be economical and inspirational, it has notable drawbacks such as not accommodating individual needs and over-relying on memory.

1. LECTURE METHOD

2. METHODS OF TEACHING
◦ Lecture Method
◦ Demonstration Method
◦ Project Method
◦ Problem Solving Method

3. LECTURE METHOD

4. What is a Lecture???
A lecture is an oral presentation intended to present
information or teach people about a particular
subject.
Lecture Method:
Is a teaching procedure comprising the presentation of content, clarification of doubts
and exploration of facts, principle and relationships

5. FEATURES:
◦ The most commonly used method in teaching
science.
◦ Oldest method
◦ A teacher centered method
◦ Students are passive
◦ Purpose of this method is to achieve cognitive
and affective objectives
◦ It is based on philosophy of idealism

6. PLANNING THE LECTURE
Before starting to prepare a lecture, the teacher must be able to
answer four basic questions:-
◦ Who is the audience ? - Who
◦ What is the purpose of your lecture ? - Why
◦ How much time is available ? – How long
◦ What is the subject matter ? - What

7. PHASES OF A LECTURE
◦Preparatory Phase
◦Development Phase
◦Consolidation Phase

8. PURPOSE
◦ To introduce some new and difficult topic
◦ To revise the topics already covered
◦ To give some background of a certain topic
◦ To introduce to the life histories of great scientists and their struggles and
achievements in life
◦ To explain the demonstration which has been done or which is to be done
◦ To impart factual knowledge
◦ To explain certain difficult theoretical points which cannot be demonstrated

9. Skills associated with delivery of a
lecture:
◦ Use of body language
◦ Use of communication
booster
◦ Varying the stimulus
◦ Voice modulation

10. MERITS
◦ It is quite economical
 It saves time
 No laboratory equipments, aids, materials and so on
are required
 Can handle any number of students
◦ It is attractive, speedy, concise and very easy to follow
◦ The method is useful for imparting factual information
about historical incidents to pupils
◦ Good lectures have high inspirational values

11. DEMERITS
◦ The method is against the principle of ‘learning by doing’ and doesn't allow the
habit of independent thinking
◦ It is teacher centered, learners become passive recipient as it encourages one way
communication
◦ It does not provide training in scientific method and does not help inculcating of
scientific attitudes in pupils
◦ There is no assurance for the teacher whether the students have understood what
he had taught in the class
◦ Slow learners may miss important points and do not cater individual students need
◦ It lays too much stress on memory work which is just burden to the minds of the pupil
which is against the principle of teaching science

12. How can we make a lecture interesting………..?
◦ Add humour to the lecture
◦ Give training in the art of note taking
while lecture is on
◦ Allow a questionnaire session
◦ And finally, the lection should be in
good tone, loud voice, clearly and
slowly without the use of any
ambiguous or bombastic words.

13. THANKYOU….
Presented by,
SHAHNA A S
Physical science