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In this first American edition of a best-selling classic, Donald Bligh draws from decades of research and hands-on experience to help college and university teachers develop and use lectures effectively. What's the Use of Lectures? is an indispensable guide for anyone who aspires to be a skilled lecturer and teacher. It examines the nature of teaching and learning in a classroom lecture--describing how students learn, how much knowledge they retain, and how to enhance their attention and motivation. Bligh builds on this information to share strategies forcreating organized, thoughtful, and effective lectures. Topics include taking notes, using handouts, practicing different formats and styles, obtaining feedback, overcoming difficulties, evaluating the lecture, and testing alternative methods when lecturing is not adequate. Also included are tables and diagrams to illustrate different approaches to lecturing. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Part 1 What Objectives can Lectures Achieve?
ch. 1 Evidence of What Lectures Achieve

Part 2 What Factors Affect the Acquisition of Information?
ch. 2 Factors Influencing Memory
ch. 3 Factors Affecting Students' Attention
ch. 4 Motivating Students

Part 3 What Lecture Techniques Apply these Factors Most Effectively?
ch. 5 Lecture Organization
ch. 6 Making a Point
ch. 7 Reasons and Explanations
ch. 8 Aids to Comprehending a Point
ch. 9 Note Taking in Lectures
ch. 10 The Purpose, Preparation, and Use of Handouts
ch. 11 Lecture Styles
ch. 12 Ways of Obtaining Feedback
ch. 13 Evaluation of Lectures
ch. 14 Overcoming Common Difficulties
ch. 15 Lectures for the Promotion of Thought
ch. 16 Lectures to Teach Attitudes

Part 4 Alternatives when Lecturing is Inadequate
ch. 17 The Lecture Method Alone is Rarely Adequate
ch. 18 Teaching Methods to Use with Lectures
ch. 19 Some Combinations of Teaching Methods

Part 5 Preparation for the use of Lectures
ch. 20 Thinking the Lecture Through
ch. 21 Writing the Notes
ch. 22 Lecturing for the First Time
ch. 23 Conclusion