Re: [MTC Global] [Weekend Big Debate-I] Smaller Class sizes will lead to higher success

Big cohorts can be  divided into learning support groups each of 5 -6 members each . The main delivery could be a lecture format   ( 60 /75/90 minutes) with 100 -150 students . These sessions could be one or two per week depending on curriculum requirement , followed by tutor facilitated workshops  where students attend in their learning groups .  Each workshop could accommodate 6 - 7 learning groups ( session duration  120 -180 mins) .

Frequency of workshops would depend on the curriculum design . this could be once every fortnight  thus allowing for resource optimisation ( if that is a driver) . 

There is ample evidence to favour small group learning . 

Gautam 

Gautam  Rajkhowa 

email  : grajkhowa@aol.com

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On 2 Apr 2016, at 03:56, Virendra Goel <goel.virendra@gmail.com> wrote:

Experience of coaching classes show that even 200/300 students can be taught simultaneously. In School system where individual student needs more attention, some low fees schools are running the classes with as much as 90 students and their students have done equally go in comparison to schools with 30 students.

Regards

Virendra Goel

 

From: join_mtc@googlegroups.com [mailto:join_mtc@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Prof. Bholanath Dutta
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 1:43 PM
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Subject: [MTC Global] [Weekend Big Debate-I] Smaller Class sizes will lead to higher success

 

Do you agree? Smaller class size means less than 30. But, is it possible? General practice is more than 60 students mean 2 class rooms. Having more class rooms will be a cost burden on faculty , infrastructure and other overheads.

 

Request share experiences on this and also handling bigger class size effectively.

 

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