155) the amount of material covered has been reasonable Davis, Wood & Wilson (Davis, Wood, & Wilson, 1983) advise concerning the amount of material covered that “The critical error made by many faculty members is trying to include too much by a factor of six.” In the online article “Content Tyranny” (Reis, n.d.)from the Tomorrows-ProfessorSM Listserv Wankat and Oreovicz (1998) are cited identifying five types of information that should be covered in class: · key points and general themes · especially difficult material · material not covered elsewhere · examples and illustrations · material of high interest to students. Strategies the suggest to avoid content tyranny suggested include omitting obsolete material or material covered well in the text, evaluating exam results with a view to less material covered more deeply and expecting students to get more from readings and assignments.
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