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A Sampling of References Related to Knowledge, Learning, and Assessment


Abbott, John (1997). "To be intelligent." Educational Leadership, March, 1997, p. 6-10.

Alfred, Richard, Ewell, Peter, Hudgins, James, McClenney, Kay. (1999). Core Indicators of Effectiveness for Community Colleges (2nd edition).  

Amador, Jose' A., Miles, Libby, Peters, C.B. (2007). The Practice of Problem-Based Learning. Anker Publishing Company.

Anderson, Rebecca S., Bauer, John F., Speck, Bruce W. Speck (Editors) (2002). Assessment Strategies for the On-line Class From Theory to Practice: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 91. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Angelo, Tom, Cross, Pat.  (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for Faculty (2nd Edition). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Arter, Judith A., McTighe, Jay. (2001). Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom: Using Performance Criteria for Assessing and Improving Student Performance.  Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press.

Banta, Trudy W., Editor. (2007). Assessing Student Learning in the Disciplines: Assessment Update Collections. Jossey-Bass.

Banta, Trudy W., Lund, Jon P., Black, Karen B., Oblander, Frances W. (1995).  Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Banta, Trudy W. and Associates (2002). Building a Scholarship of Assessment.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bean, John C. (1996).  Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bernstein, Daniel, Burnet, Amy Nelson, Goodburn, Amy, Savory, Paul. (2006). Making Teaching and Learning Visible: Course Portfolios and the Peer Review of Teaching.  Anker Publishing Company, Inc.

Bess, James L. (2000). Teaching Alone, Teaching Together: Transforming the Structure of Teams for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Beyer, Catherine Hoffman, Gillmore, Gerald M., Fisher, Andrew T. (2007).  Inside the Undergraduate Experience.  San Francisco: Jossesy-Bass.

Bransford, John, Brown, Ann L, Cocking, Rodney R. (2000).  How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition.  Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Bradburn, Norman M., Sudman, Seymour, Wansink, Brian. (2004). Asking Questions: The Definitive Guide to Questionnaire Design—For Market Research, Political Polls, and Social and Health Questionnaires. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bresciani, Marilee J. (Editor) (2007).  Assessing Student Learning in General Education.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brookfield, Stephen D. (2000). The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brookhart, Susan M. (2000). The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: The Missing Part of Pedagogy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brown, G., Bull, M., & Pendlebury, M. (1997). Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education. London: Routledge.

Burke, Joseph C., Editor. (2004). Achieving Accountability in Higher Education: Balancing Public, Academic and Market Demands. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Butler, Susan M., McMunn, Nancy D. (2006).  A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Casazza, Martha E., Silverman, Sharon L.  (1996).  Learning Assistance and Developmental Education: A Guide for Effective Practice.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Clandinin, D. Jean, Connelly, F. Michael. (2000). Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Clark, Ruth, Mayer, Richard E. (2007).  e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Colby, Anne, Beaumont, Elizabeth, Ehrlich, Thomas, Corngold, Josh (2007). Educating for Democracy.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Comeaux, Patricia, Editor, Forword by Brent Muirhead. (2004). Assessing Online Learning. Anker Publishing.

Cross, K. Patricia, Steadman, Mimi Harris. (1996). Classroom Research: Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Csikszentmihalyi, M.  (1997). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life.  New York: Basic Books.

Dalton, Jon C., Russell, Terrance R., Kline, Sally, Editors. (2004). Assessing Character Outcomes in College: New Directions for Institutional Research #122. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Dirkx, John, Prenger, Suzanne (1997).  Planning and Implementing Instruction for Adults: A Theme-Based Approach.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Donovan, Suzanne M., Bransford, John D., Brown, Pellegrino, James W. (2000).  How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice.  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Dusenberry, Pam, Henry, Dutch, Rody T. Sean (2002). College Knowledge: Entries into Academic Culture.  Dubuque, IA:  Kendall/Hunt.

Egan, Kieran. (1997). The Educated Mind: How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Ewell, Peter. (2006). Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality. Association of Governing Boards of Universities and College, Washington, D.C.

Eyler, Janet, Giles Jr., Dwight E. (1999). Where’s the Learning in Service Learning? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Fink, L. Dee. (2003). Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gardner, John N. (Editor), Betsy O. Barefoot, Marc Cutright, Libby V. Morris, Charles C. Schroeder, Stephen W. Schwartz, Michael J. Siegel, Randy L. Swing (2005).  Achieving & Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Golden-Biddle, Karen, Locke, Karen D. (1997). Composing Qualitative Research.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Gross Davis, Barbara. (1993). Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Grubb, W. Norton, (1999). Honored But Invisible: An Inside Look at Teaching in Community Colleges. Routledge.

Gunn, Angus M., Richburg, Robert W., Smilkstein, Rita, (2006). Igniting Student Potential: Teaching With the Brain's Natural Learning Process.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Henry, Ronald J. (Editor) (2006).  Faculty Development for Student Achievement: The QUE Project.  Smith, Barbara Leigh (Editor), McCann, John (Editor) (2001).  Reinventing Ourselves: Interdisciplinary Education, Collaborative Learning, and Experimentation in Higher Education.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 

Henscheid, Jean M. Editor. (2004). Monograph 39: Integrating the First-Year Experience: The Role of First-Year Seminars in Learning Communities. The National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Huba, Mary E., Freed Jann E.  (1999).  Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning.  Old Tappan, NJ: Pearson Education.

Huber, Mary Taylor (2004). Balancing Acts: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Academic Careers. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Hunter, Mary Stuart, McCalla-Wriggins, Betsy, White, Eric, Editors. (2007). Monograph #46, Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Jacobson, Wayne H., Freisem, Karen, Hatch, Deborah H., Lawrence, Margaret, Lenz, Lana Rae (Associate Editors) (2005).  Aligning for Learning: Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Kirst, Michael W., Venezia, Andrea, Editors, (2004). From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kozulin, Alex, Gindis, Boris, Agevey, Vladimir S., Miller, Suzanne M. Miller, Editors (2003). Vygotsky’s Educational Theory in Cultural Context. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kuh, George D., Kinzie, Jillian, Schuh, John H., Whitt, Elizabeth J., and Associates (2005).  Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kuh, George D., Kinzie, Jillian, Schuh, John H., Whitt, Elizabeth J. (2005).  Assessing Conditions to Enhance Educational Effectiveness. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Laurillard, Diana (1993). Rethinking University Teaching: A Framework for the Effective Use of Educational Technology. London & New York: Routledge.

Lee, Virginia S. (2004). Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry: A Guidebook for Institutions and Instructors. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publications, LLC.

Laufgraben, Jodi Levine, Shapiro, Nancy S. (2004). Sustaining and Improving Learning Communities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Lipman, Matthew (2003). Thinking in Education (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press.

Maki, Peggy, L. (2004). Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution. Sterling, VA. Stylus Publishing, LLC.

Malnarich, Gillies with Dusenberry, Pam, Sloan, Ben, Swinton, Jan, van Slyck, Phylis. (2003). The Pedagogy of Possibilities: Developmental Education, College-Level Studies, and Learning Communities.  National Learning Communities Monograph Series, Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, in cooperation with the American Association for Higher Education.

McCabe, Robert H. (2003). Yes We Can!: A Community College Guide for Developing America’s Underprepared. League for Innovation in the Community College and American Association of Community Colleges.

McCabe, Robert H. (2000). No One to Waste: A Report to Public Decision Makers and Community College Leaders. Community College Press.

McDonald, William M. (Editor) (2002). Creating Campus Community: In Search of Ernest Boyer’s Legacy.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

McKinney, Kathleen (2007).  Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Merriman, Sharan B. (Editor) (2002). Qualitative Research in Practice: Examples for Discussion and Analysis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Mezeske, Richard J., Mezaske, Barbara A. (Editor) (2008).  Beyond Tests and Quizzes.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Michelson, Elana, Mandell, Alan and Collaborations. (2004). Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning: Perspectives, Models and Practices (2nd Edition). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publications, LLC.

Morgan, David L. (1997).  Focus Groups as Qualitative Research.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

National Writing Project, Nagin, Carl (2003). Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Newman, Frank, Couturier, Lara, Scurry, Jamie. (2004). The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Newmann, Fred & Associates. (1998). Authentic Student Achievement: Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Palloff, Rena, Pratt, Keith (2004). Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Palloff, Rena M., Pratt, Keith. (2001). Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Palomba, Catherine A, Trudy W. Banta. (1999). Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Pellegrino, James W., Chudowsky, Naomi, Glaser, Robert.   (2001). Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment.  Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Perry, William G. Jr.  (1998). Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development in the College Years: A Scheme.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Reeves, Douglas B. (2007). The Daily Disciplines of Leadership: How to Improve Student Achievement, Staff Motivation and Personal Organization, Jossey-Bass.

Riordon, Tim, Roth, James (Editors) (2004). Disciplines As Frameworks for Student Learning: Teaching the Practice of the Disciplines. Sterling, VA: Sylus Publications, LLC.

Ritchhart, Ron (2001). Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Roueche, John E., Milliron, Mark D., Roueche, Suanne D. (2003).  Practical Magic: On the Front Lines of Teaching Excellence. Washington D.C.; Community College Press

Saroyan, Alenoush, Amundsen, Cheryl. (2004). Rethinking Teaching in Higher Education: From a Course Design Workshop to a Faculty Development Framework. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publications, LLC.

Savory, Paul, Burnett, Amy Nelson, Goodburn, Amy. (2007). Inquiry Into the College Classroom: A Journey Toward Scholarly Teaching. Jossey-Bass.

Sedlacek, William D. (2004). Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Siemens, George (2006). Knowing Knowledge. Lulu.com. Also available free online at http://www.elearnspace.org/KnowingKnowledge_LowRes.pdf.

Shulman, Lee S. (2004). The Wisdom of Practice: Essays on Teaching, Learning and Learning to Teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Shulman, Lee S. (2004). Teaching as Community Property: Essays on Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Skipper, Tracy L. (2005). Student Development in the First College Year: A Primer for Educators. National Resource Center, First Year Experience.

Smith, Barbara L., MacGregor, Jean, Matthews, Roberta, Gabelnick, Faith. (2004). Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Smith, Barbara Leigh (Editor), McCann, John (Editor) (2001).  Reinventing Ourselves: Interdisciplinary Education, Collaborative Learning, and Experimentation in Higher Education.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 

Smilkstein, Rita.  (2002). We're Born to Learn: Using the Brain's Natural Learning Process to Create Today's Curriculum.  Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Stage, Frances K., (Editor) (2007).  Using Quantitative Data to Answer Critical Questions.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Sternberg, Robert J., (Editor) (2004). International Handbook of Intelligence. Cambridge University Press.

Stevens, Dannelle D., Levi, Antonia J. (2004). Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publications, LLC.

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