Unclear instructions are a quiet quality problem that shows up as confused submissions and repeated questions. For each assignment and activity, a quality course states plainly what to do, what to submit, in what format, and how it will be judged. Expectations for participation, communication, and conduct should be explicit rather than assumed.

Reviewing for clarity means reading your own instructions as a student who does not already know what you meant. Where you find ambiguity, fix it. Clear instructions are one of the cheapest improvements you can make and one of the most appreciated, because they let students spend their effort on the work rather than on decoding it.