College Teaching / Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College

The volume collects essays by experienced scholars that examine the aims, organization, and methods appropriate to college courses, surveying historical developments and contemporary tendencies in American higher education. It offers a unifying outline to guide contributors through topics such as curricular place, sequencing, elective versus prescribed work, lecture and laboratory balance, recitation, research, case and field methods, and use of texts and references. Chapters discuss pedagogical controversies and practical problems of classroom procedure, and propose approaches to testing and measuring educational outcomes beyond traditional examinations. Each chapter concludes with bibliographic guidance for further study in the pedagogy of the respective subject.