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Carefully defining all concepts and terms.
A faculty member in the biological sciences points out that you cannot assume that the students know or remember concepts and terms from previous courses. "If I use a word for the first time, I write it on the board and define it. I do this even if it is a concept or term that students have presumably learned in introductory biology and chemistry courses."
Another faculty member underscores the importance of giving students a clear definition of terms. "If the term is not defined or is poorly defined in their textbook, I point that out and then give them the clearest definition I have been able to find." He frequently looks at three or four introductory texts to find the clearest definition of a term, especially if it is either not defined or not defined well in the textbook used in the course.
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