A new study by Sandi Mann and Andrew Robinson has found that certain types
of interactive class (labs and computer classes) were top of students'
boredom ratings - ahead of lectures.
For lectures specifically, use of PowerPoint was correlated with level of
boredom.
In relation to the recent discussion here about doodling, this was most
frequently adopted by the most boredom prone students who, in turn, were
most likely to skip class.
The full reference is: Mann, S., and Robinson, A. (2009). Boredom in the
lecture theatre: an investigation into the contributors, moderators and
outcomes of boredom amongst university students. British Educational
Research Journal, 35 (2), 243-258.
There is a summary on my blog at: http://tinyurl.com/l8paoz
David
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