College Now Teaching & Learning

Bibliography

Below, we shortlist a few books and articles that we've found particularly helpful in the context of College Now and its student population. For book entries, we single out specific chapters.

Recommended Reading

Angelo, T. A. and K.P Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Chapter 1, "What is Classroom Assessment?"
Chapter 4, "Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment Projects."
Chapter 5, "Twelve Examples of Successful Projects."

Bean, J.C. Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Chapter 6, "Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities."
Chapter 7, "Designing Tasks for Active Thinking and Learning."
Chapter 8, "Helping Students Read Difficult Texts."

Burnham, C. Christopher. The Perry Scheme and the Teaching of Writing. Rhetoric Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jan., 1986), pp.152-158.

Collins, J., J.S. Brown, and A. Holum. "Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking Visible." 21st Century Learning Initiative.

McGonigal, K. Teaching for Transformation: From Learning Theory to Teaching Strategies. Speaking of Teaching. The Center for Teaching and Learning. Stanford University. Vol.14, No.2 (Spring 2005)

Kiniry, Malcolm and Elen Strenski. "Sequencing Expository Writing: A recursive Approach." College Composition and Communication. Vol. 36, No. 2. Writing in the Academic and Professional Disciplines: Bibliography Theory Practice Preparation of Faculty. May, 1985. 191-202.

Pace, David. "The Amateur in the Operating Room: History and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning." American Historical Review. Vol. 109, No. 4. 2004. 1171-1191.

Pace, David and Joan Middendorf, editors. Decoding the Disciplines: Helping Students Learn Disciplinary Ways of Thinking. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. No. 98. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. (Entire journal is recommended reading.)

Stout, J.C. "Radical Course Revision: A Case Study." The National Teaching and Learning Forum. Vol. 10, No. 4, 2001.

Svinicki, M. D. "New Directions in Learning and Motivation." New Directions for Teaching and Learning. No. 80. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Walqui, Aida. "Scaffolding Instruction for English Language Learners: A Conceptual Framework." The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Vol. 9, No. 2, 2006. 159-180.

Walvord. B. E. and Anderson, V.J. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Chapter 3, "Making Assignments Worth Grading."
Chapter 4, "Fostering Motivation and Learning in the Grading Process."
Chapter 5, "Establishing Criteria and Standards for Grading."