The Lecture Method

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3. Definition
 Lecture method is talking to the students. It is
clarification of knowledge, facts and principles.
 Its major function is “information giving”. Its major
role is to integrate various sources of information.

4.  To start a new and difficult topic
 To summarize at last the new lesson taken
 To explain certain theoretical points which cannot be
demonstrated
Application

5. Steps in a lecture
Two different steps of lecture method
a. Planning
b. Delivery

6. a. Planning
 Prepare lesson plan for the lecture to be delivered.
Decide the objectives, content, A.V. aids to be used,
and questions to be asked

7. b. Delivery
It has three stages
A. Warm-up Phase
B. Development Phase
C. Consolidation

8. A.WARM-UP PHASE
 It establish rapport with the pupils
Creates interest and motivation
Relates new topic taught to the previous experiences

9. B. DEVELOPMENT PHASE
 Transaction of ideas and information takes place
 Teacher explains concepts and principles
 She provides facts, data, figures etc
 She gives various examples and analogies

10. C. CONSOLIDATION
 Teacher summarize main teaching points verbally or
through Blackboard
 She modifies her teaching based on evaluuation and
gives us home assignment.

11. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It is an economical method-no
laboratory
A single teacher can teach any
number of student at a time
 Teachers play an active role in
delivering information
 It is useful to narrate life
histories, physical and chemical
events
It is against the principle of
learning by doing
 There is no surety that students
are listening and understanding
 It has a one way communication
 It is useful only for higher level
students.