He said the university authorities initially had "no knowledge" of the lectures until the police inquired about Dr. Wadud's tourist visa.
Hours taught do not equal hours spent learning, he says, pointing out that tailored tutorials for small groups are likely to transmit more knowledge than the lectures in enormous amphitheatres that are routine at some continental universities.But neither can the results be brushed away, he says.
The game's purpose is to reinforce and integrate part of the knowledge learnt during the lecture.
Both cocoa farmers and extension officials for cocoa are considered less experienced compared to the counterparts in the coffee domain; hence, there may be a possibility that some discrepancies occur between information transmitted by officials versus the knowledge presented during the lecture.
Physician knowledge increased significantly after the lecture, with mean pretest and posttest scores of 63% and 99%, respectively (p = 0.03).
Indeed, the knowledge that lecture recordings are available may allow students to focus better on the lecture material itself rather than making notes, listening and trying to develop an understanding simultaneously.
Students also participated in 8 interactive group exercise sessions of 45-60 minuteachach designed to apply knowledge gained during the lectures.
The transfer of knowledge in lecture classes would require the teacher to balance the lecture and time learners are allowed to practice with the system.
On the knowledge test, no significant difference between the conditions was found, indicating that all students had the same level of knowledge at the end of the lecture.
Learning From Stories (1976 Lecture) ISBN 1-883536-03-0 (1997) ONatureNature of Sufi Knowledge (1976 Lecture) ISBN 1-883536-04-9 (1997) An Advanced Psychofogy of the East (1977 Lecture) ISBN 1-883536-02-2 (1997) Overcoming Assumpthats that Inhibit Spiritual Development; previously entitled A Psychology of the East (1976 Lecture) ISBN 1883536-23-5 (2000).
The curriculum focuses on knowledge acquisition (lecture, discussion, review of printed materials) as well as skills training achieved through such activities as role-playing exercises involving realistic scenarios and practice sessions.
