Table 1. Seven
Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, Chickering
and Gamson (1986)
1. Encourage contact
between students and faculty: Frequent student-faculty contact both in and
outside of class is an important factor in student motivation and involvement.
2. Develop reciprocity
and cooperation among students: Faculty should create and encourage opportunities
for collaborative learning among students.
3. Encourages active
learning: Faculty should require students to apply their learning in oral
and written forms.
4. Give prompt feedback:
Faculty should provide appropriate and prompt feedback on performance. Students
need help assessing their current competence and performance, and need frequent
opportunities to perform and receive suggestion for improvement. Such feedback
should be an ongoing process in collegiate settings.
5. Emphasize time on
task: Faculty should create opportunities for students to practice good
time management. This includes setting realistic time for students to complete
assignments as well as using class time for learning opportunities.
6. Communicate high
expectations: Faculty should set and communicate high expectations for students.
Such becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for students and they often will
rise to meet the challenge.
7. Respect diverse
talents and ways of learning: Faculty should create learning opportunities
that appeal to the different ways students will process and attend to information.
Varying presentation style and assignment requirement will allow students
to showcase their unique talents and learn in ways that work for them.
