Congested Lectures: A Case for Educational Quality

Abstract

The intricacy and the rapport between overcrowded lecture halls and educational quality is considered a point of focus for this paper. As this paper examines how overcrowded lecture halls affect teaching and learning quality, the study aims to explicate the relationship between overcrowded lectures and the quality of education rendered thereof. Despite numerous studies conducted, little is noted in the literature on promoting class size reduction policies. Three purposefully nominated participants were interviewed as data informants to gather data. This identified cohort seemed the most relevant are university lecturers experiencing the glitches of congested lecture halls. The study findings indicate that overcapacity in lecture halls results in (i) lessened academic performance and (ii) narrowed student interaction. This paper recommends that there is an urgent need to foster an academic climate that is conducive to student success and gratification.