To Lecture or Let Go: A Comparative Analysis of Student Speech Outlines From Teacher-Centered and Learner-Centered Classrooms

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-23-2010

Department

Communication Studies

School

Communication

Abstract

During recent years, some college classrooms have moved away from traditional teacher-centered lecture pedagogies toward learner-centered strategies. Relatively little empirical evidence exists to date assessing the utility of such pedagogies. This exploratory study examined the content and structure of student speech outlines from teacher-centered, lecture-based classes and from learner-centered discussion and experiential-based classes that implement Kolb's (1984) cycle of experiential learning. The results of this examination suggest that students in learner-centered environments do create better outlines than students in teacher-centered, lecture-based classrooms. Future studies should test the generalizability of these results on larger student populations and across curricula.

Publication Title

Communication Teacher

Volume

24

Issue

3

First Page

178

Last Page

186

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