Overcoming the Drawbacks of the Large Lecture Class

class time. Also, instructors in large lec tures tend to be remote?inaccessible authority figures at the front of the class. Finally, the seating arrangement em phasizes the student position as a spec tator, producing a passive audience that expects to be entertained and informed by the performer. These five drawbacks all point to a lack of involvement and a feeling of remoteness in the large lecture classroom. Other studies point out that testing is another special problem associated with the large lecture. Although writing across the curriculum is a worthy goal, correcting 250 essay exams is difficult.