One of the most essential skills to learn in traditional classrooms is the ability to communicate effectively with other individuals. Student through their career must participate and discuss during classes. Thus, supporters, as me, will say that the small classes bring more benefits for learners than large lecture classes for several reasons.
To begin with, with fewer students, the opportunity to participate in the discussion increases. While a larger group of students does not have the time to give their opinion, a small amount of individuals may participate more. Hence, learners will develop substantial social skills, such as communication. Since the number of students is reduced, they can have more hours available to express their opinion, and they discuss the topic deeply. For example, when I was in my first year of the university, we were seventeen people in the room. Therefore, each of us has the chance to discuss a part of the topic. With this in mind, one time, the professor let us to give the biology class. Because we had plenty time, everybody talked about the global warming problems. First, a student talked about the introduction. Later, the others said about causes, solutions, and prevention. Since we had a lot of time available, everybody participated through the class.
Another good reason to have fewer students discussing is that individuals can acquire new knowledge listening the professor and classmates in an entertaining way. Although solo lectures enable professors to give classes in less time, persons learning can get easily exhausted, so they will stop paying attention to the instructor. However, in small size groups, professors give the students the responsibility to communicate among them. This method allows students to feel encouraged and interested in the class. For instance, in my last year of university, the anatomy instructor gave the topic in a bored way. He talked hours in individual lectures, for we were unfocused on the topics. Thus, we felt discouraged and tired to keep going to class. As a result, students did not participate or even attend to the class. After explaining the situation to the professor, he decided to split the class in two different groups. This time, the learners have to talk and ask questions to the professor. Consequently, by using this new method of learning the instructor gained the attention of students with a high level of success. As I mentioned, a large group of people does not bring benefits when acquiring new knowledge.
To sum up, there is no doubt that people obtain more knowledge when they are in small size classes. As it is stated previously, the advantages surpass the drawbacks of larger number of students. Not only do individuals have enough time to practice and participate during discussions, but they also learn in a most enjoyable way.
One of the most essential
skills
to learn in traditional classrooms is the ability to communicate
effectively
with other
individuals
.
Student
through their career
must
participate
and discuss during
classes
.
Thus
, supporters, as me, will say that the
small
classes
bring more benefits for learners than large lecture
classes
for several reasons.
To
begin
with, with fewer
students
, the opportunity to
participate
in the discussion increases. While a larger
group
of
students
does not have the
time
to
give
their opinion, a
small
amount of
individuals
may
participate
more.
Hence
, learners will develop substantial social
skills
, such as communication. Since the number of
students
is
reduced
, they can have more hours available to express their opinion, and they discuss the
topic
deeply
.
For example
, when I was in my
first
year of the university, we were seventeen
people
in the room.
Therefore
, each of us has the chance to discuss a part of the
topic
. With this in mind, one
time
, the
professor
let
us to
give
the biology
class
.
Because
we had
plenty
time
, everybody talked about the global warming problems.
First
, a
student
talked about the introduction. Later, the others said about causes, solutions, and prevention. Since we had
a lot of
time
available, everybody participated through the
class
.
Another
good
reason to have fewer
students
discussing is that
individuals
can acquire new knowledge listening the
professor
and classmates
in an entertaining way
. Although solo lectures enable
professors
to
give
classes
in less
time
, persons learning can
get
easily
exhausted,
so
they will
stop
paying attention to the instructor.
However
, in
small
size
groups
,
professors
give
the
students
the responsibility to communicate among them. This method
allows
students
to feel encouraged and interested in the
class
.
For instance
, in my last year of university, the anatomy instructor gave the
topic
in a bored way
. He talked hours in
individual
lectures, for we
were unfocused
on the
topics
.
Thus
, we felt discouraged and tired to
keep
going to
class
.
As a result
,
students
did not
participate
or even attend to the
class
. After explaining the situation to the
professor
, he decided to split the
class
in two
different
groups
. This
time
, the learners
have to
talk and ask questions to the
professor
.
Consequently
, by using this new method of learning the instructor gained the attention of
students
with a high level of success. As I mentioned, a large
group
of
people
does not bring benefits when acquiring new knowledge.
To sum up, there is no doubt that
people
obtain more knowledge when they are in
small
size
classes
. As it
is stated
previously, the advantages surpass the drawbacks of larger number of
students
. Not
only
do
individuals
have
enough
time
to practice and
participate
during discussions,
but
they
also
learn in a most enjoyable way.