Students need to be able to ask the instructor questions about material being presented

Advanced material needs to be shared which builds on students' prior knowledge

A great deal of information needs to be efficiently and effectively delivered to students

Everyone in class needs to receive the same information

Capture students' attention

Support main points of the lesson

Provide an overview of the lesson

Motivate students to learn

an instructor-planned and guided learning experience in which a group shares information to meet an objective

a presentation of information, concepts, or principles given by a single individual

a dialogue in a classroom pairing a skilled instructor with a recognized expert

a lesson consisting of explanation, demonstration, performance-supervision, and evaluation phases

Deliver the material in a time-efficient manner

Judge whether or not students understand the material

Stimulate student participation

Emphasize important points

Develop each main point so students reach desired objectives

Build time into the lecture for verbal interaction

Summarize the main points presented

Maintain control of time, content and interaction

The introduction delivers the core information, the body summarizes the main points, and the conclusion provides a lesson overview

The introduction summarizes the main points, the body provides a lesson overview, and the conclusion delivers the core information

The introduction provides a lesson overview, the body delivers the core information, and the conclusion summarizes the main points

The introduction summarizes the main points, the body delivers the core information, and the conclusion delivers the core information

Verbal interactions and activities will keep the instructor from meeting desired objectives

The class space is not conducive to verbal interaction or students working in groups

More adult learning preferences are addressed in the formal lecture than informal lecture

The instructors only one opportunity to prepare his/her students for the next lesson

Develop each main point so students reach desired objectives

Summarize the main points presented

Maintain control of time, content and interaction

Build time into the lecture for verbal interaction

Structured and rehearsed presentation

Verbal interaction between instructor and students

Small class size (fewer than 50 students)

Includes activities

Large class size, impersonal, structured and rehearsed presentation

Small class size, personal relaxed presentation

Small class size, impersonal, structured and rehearsed presentation

Large class size, personal, relaxed presentation