Characteristics of good teaching

What makes for good teaching? There are numerous investigations and studies on the various factors that affect the quality of teaching. One of the best-known works on this topic is the guide "What is good teaching?" by Hilbert Meyer (2004). In it, Meyer describes ten characteristics of good teaching that have positive effects on the teaching and learning process.

In this learning module, you will learn more about the ten characteristics that play a major role in lesson planning and implementation. The ten characteristics should help you to implement successful lessons.

At the end of this module, you will find a checklist that can help you with lesson planning. You can use the checklist to check when you are planning your lessons, preparing teaching materials, etc. You can check if you are following the most important features.