What is more valuable reading a book on subject matter or sitting in a classroom ?

Question

What is more valuable in learninig terms assume that the class would be non-credited and you'd only be auditing it so you wouldn't be getting a diploma or and thing out of it beyond learning something.

Spending 2 hours in class with prof. or 2 hours at home reading the book. ????

Assume proffesor is an average run of the mill type NO GENIUS IN CONTENT or Communication of content. JUST AN average run of the mill proffesor.

Answer 1

reading the book is the first thing, but sometimes the lecture or a class discussion can give you insights that you won't get from reading alone. I say, do both.

Answer 2

Given equal time being spent doing one or the other, The professor will provide a more valuable experience. Not only will the professor already know the material in the book cover to cover (he/she may also have written it). But they will sift through the less important material, to teach the most significant material.

Should you take a class of say 30 hours in lecture, it would be my assumption that it would take at least 60 hours of reading to get all the same information.

So hour for hour a professor teaches twice as much as a book.

Answer 3

It depends on the student and their learning style. Some people learn by reading, some people learn by having something explained to them. For me, I would have to say spending 2 hours in class.

I have taken in class courses, as well as online courses (where the work is all done independently). I get a lot more out of the classes where I go, have the professor explain the concepts to me, have the ability and opportunity to ask questions and clarify, and get to hear the opinion of fellow classmates. A lot of time class discussions raise points that I wouldn't have otherwise thought about!

Answer 4

I think this would all depend on you, the student. How do you learn best? Some people need that in-class experience to absorb the material. Others are better off on their own, assuming if they don't understand what they are reading they have a manner in which to find their answers.

Answer 5

the desire of learning and concerntration are two more importent things to achieve any goals. Reading books at your own and attending a class are medium only to achieve your goals. Real professor generate interest of the topics and compelled students to study broad their own while a real student always eager and await to face the professor so that all probables and reasons can be discussed