Instructor-centered and student-centered approaches in teaching a human relations course

Abstract

A 20-hour block of instruction in human relations was given to each of two experimental groups, taught respectively with an instructor-centered lecture and a student-centered discussion approach. Both groups showed significant changes (as compared with an uninstructed control group) on pre-test post-test comparisons on a Personnel Relations Test, How Supervise?, Leadership Opinions (Consideration Score), and Social Intelligence. In general, however, the evidence did not point to either method of instruction as being superior to the other. 22 references. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)