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<p>A student motivated to go to instructors’ office hours may actually benefit from a big lecture with TA discussions, since there are more possible instructors (the faculty member and the TAs – the bigger the class, the more TAs there are to choose from) to ask help from (and greater likelihood that at least some will be available). Of course, if you categorically prefer faculty for this purpose, then the smaller the class, the better.</p>