Nowadays, some university teachers make their students watch recorded lectures in advance, and then students do practice bases on what they have learned in the lecture. Some people think it’s a good idea, while others disagree with such a method. I think it’s a beneficial way for students to learn better. To support my point of view, I state reasons and examples below.

To begin with, watching recorded lectures in advance enables students to realize their problems and backwardness. Thus, they can get help in the classroom. For example, at the day before our math class, the teacher assigned us to watch a recorded lecture. During watching the videos, I found out that I couldn’t understand the usage of several complex formulas, which bothered me a lot. Thus, I highlighted them, then took my notes to the teacher next day. She used examples to show me how to exert the formulas step by step. Finally, I had a good command of them. However, if I didn’t watch the videos, I may feel too lost during the class to keep pace with the teacher.

Second, watching recorded lectures in advance provides students with a more efficient class in the classroom. With the help of recorded lectures, students have an overall understanding of the rudimentary knowledge. Then they directly move to more intensive studying in the classroom. In math classes, teachers are free from explaining the origin of certain conceptions again and again. Besides, students can take times on classes to discuss more proper ways to solve math problems. It strengthens their math capability by taking theory into practice. All in all, having some advanced learning helps both students and teachers to save a lot of time.

The points mentioned above illustrated the reason why I support students to watch recorded lectures in advance then do practice based on them.