Suggestion 90. Reserve the last 10 minutes of class for questions

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Know if the class is understanding you or not

• Give students an opportunity to ask questions or make comments

Reserving the last 10 minutes of class for questions.

A faculty member in the humanities wanted to provide opportunity for student questions during his lectures, but he was concerned that the questions might monopolize class time and take them off the topic. "I decided to reserve the last ten minutes of class for student questions," he says. "I feel better knowing I will have the time to present the material, and students feel better knowing they have an opportunity to clarify points they may not have understood."

Limitations on Use of Suggestion

  Discipline:  None
Course Level:  None
 Course Size:  None
        Mode:  Lecture

Copyright 1983 by the Regents of the University of California

Next suggestion