The "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate
Education," originally published in the AAHE Bulletin (Chickering &
Gamson, 1987), are a popular framework for evaluating teaching in traditional,
face-to-face courses. The principles are based on 50 years of higher education
research (Chickering & Reisser, 1993). A faculty inventory (Johnson
Foundation, "Faculty," 1989) and an institutional inventory (Johnson Foundation,
"Institutional," 1989) based on these principles have helped faculty members and
higher-education institutions examine and improve their teaching
practices.