Chalk-and-talk in the African classroom

"The predominant position of teacher chalk-and-talk in African classrooms is recognised as a key factor hindering improvement in the quality of education in schools and colleges. Classrooms are often bare walled rooms with no pictures or displays. Educators, from teachers, heads, advisers and inspectors, agree that schools lack teaching and learning resources and cite this as a major reason why chalk-and-talk continues to be the main teaching technique." Source: Byers Andy (2000) Where teachers have no resources: a talular solution - paper presented at national seminar on Quality Education Through Research, Information and Action, Nkopola lodge, Mangochi, Malawi.