STATISTINE METODE V EPIDEMIOLOGIJI

• informal methods of education – informal education refers to learning
channels, such as mass media and mass publicity campaigns, where is little
or no possibility for attention to the individual (19).
Mass methods of education
Mass methods of education could be first divided in formal and informal. Informal mass
education is taking place all around us all the time through mass media, journals, books,
internet etc. (1). This part of mass education is out of the scope of this module.
In formal mass education, usually frontal methods are used. The most well
known method is lecture (1). Other well known and also frequently used method is
demonstration (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Some mass methods of education.
1. Lectures.
According to Bergevin et al, the lecture is a well-prepared oral presentation of a
subject by a qualified person (36). Lectures are basic teaching method in higher
education (37).
This teaching technique, like others, has its strengths and limitations (36-
38). Among strengths we could classify:
• can facilitate transmitting a message across to an audience of most any
size, especially they are useful for mass education and education of large
groups;
• saves time (particularly of teachers);
• saves money;
• gives feeling of safety to students;
• presents factual material in direct, logical manner;
• stimulates thinking to open discussion, etc.
Major limitations are common to all frontal methods of teaching:
• audience is passive (only reception);
• attention and acceptability of students varies;
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