Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

UWA SPOT/SET Project

195)          organisation and progression were logical and coherent

Material that is presented in a clear, logical and coherent way will enhance student learning.

  • Carbone (1998) advocates effective organisation to help students follow the teacher's train of thought (p.21).
  • Gibbs & Habeshaw ( 1989) explain the need for students to see the whole picture in order to understand and remember individual parts, and they suggest the use of course guide and course maps to provide a holistic view (pp. 22-23).
  • Davis, Wood & Wilson. (1983) presents seven suggestions concerning "Explaining Clearly"

 

Carbone, E. (1998). Teaching large classes: Tools and strategies (Vol. 19). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Davis, B. G., Wood, L., & Wilson, R. C. (1983). A Berkeley compendium of suggestions for teaching with excellence - Section 5 [World Wide Web]. The University of California. Retrieved 20 October, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/compendium/sectionlists/sect5.html

Gibbs, G., & Habeshaw, T. (1989). Preparing to teach: An introduction to effective teaching in higher education. Bristol: Technical Educational Services, Ltd.