If the attention span of an adult is approximately 15-18 minutes, then how long should I lecture for before giving my students a break?
I generally try and give them a 10 minute break after about 50 minutes of lecture. I think by the time the 50 minutes is up, the students are more than ready for a break, some of them have probably stopped paying attention at that point.
I'm not sure what I should do, maybe my lectures are boring??? I am a brand new instructor and have no prior experience instructing, so I ma still trying to… >>>
