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Modern Developments in Teaching Methods

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

ABSTRACT

In our attempt to adjust for diversity among students, a complete re-organization of a freshman, four-hour credit course in botany has resulted at Purdue University. An important component of the revised course is what we refer to as the audio-tutorial system. In developing the new approach the teaching assistants, students, H. Murray, J. Novak, and the author combined their efforts to examine all course activities in terms of contribution to the learning process and to restructure the course accordingly. The basic guidelines were 1) learning requires involvement of the learner at a pace and time optimal for him, 2) opportunities should be provided for repetition, concentration, multisensory exposure to subject matter, use of a medium appropriate to the nature of the subject matter, an appropriate sequencing of learning events, and interaction with fellow students and instructors. Following these guidelines required provision for flexible scheduling of a great variety of activities, with emphasis placed on the student's initiative.