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Books by Topic

The teaching development collection is housed in the Resource Center in LARTS, Room 370. Books may be checked out with CTE's Administrative Assistant. To read reviews and commentaries by UMass Dartmouth faculty on selected books, please visit the Archives: Guided Readings.


Active Learning

Active Learning:  Creating Excitement in the Classroom
Bonwell, Charles C., Jane A. Eison
Clearinghouse on HIgher Education, 1991

Active Learning in Secondary and College Science Classrooms: A Working Model for Helping the Learner to Learn
Michael, Joel A., Harold I. Modell
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2003

Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development
Kolb, David A.
Prentice Hall, Inc., 1984

Promoting Active Learning in the Life Science Classroom
Modell, Harold, Joel Michael, Editors
New York Academy of Sciences, 1993

The Miniature Guide for Those Who Teach on Practical Ways to Promote Active and Cooperative Learning
Hiler, Wesley, Richard Paul
The foundation for Critical Thinking, 2005

Sociology Through Active Learning Student Exercises
McKinney, Kathleen, Frank D. Beck, Barbara S. Heyl, Editors
Pine Forge Press, 2001

Assessment

Assessing Conditions to Enhance Educational Effectiveness: The Inventory for Student Engagement and Success
Kuh, George D., Jillian Kinzie, John H. Schuh, Elizabeth J. Whitt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005

Assessing for Learning
Maki, Peggy L.
American Association for Higher Education, 2004

Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution
Maki, Peggy L.
2004

Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Gelmon, Sherril, Barbara Holland, Amy Driscoll, Amy Spring, Seanna Kerrigan
Campus Compact, 2001

Assessment Clear and Simple A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education
Walvoord, Barbara E.
Jossey-Bass, 2004

Assessment in Practice
Banta, Lund, Black, Oblander
Jossey-Bass, 1996

Handbook for Teaching Introductory Psychology with an Emphasis on Assessment Volume III
Griggs, Richard A. Editor
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2002

Classroom Assessment Techniques
Angelo, Thomas, Patricia Cross
Jossey-Bass, 1993

Educative Assessment:  Designing Assessments to Inform and Improve Student Performance
Wiggins, Grant
Jossey-Bass, 1998

Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment
Walvoord, Barbara E., Virginia Johnson Anderson
Jossey-Bass, 1998

Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning
Huba, Mary, Jann Freed
Allyn and Bacon, 2000

Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide
Diamond, Robert M.
Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 1998

Training Manual for Assessing Impact:  Evaluating Staff Development
Killion, Joellen, Linda Munger, Pat Roy, Parker McMullen
National Staff Development Council, 2003

Using Student Evaluations to Increase Classroom Effectiveness
Flash, Pamela, Connie Tzenis, Alisha Waller
University of Minnesota, 1995

Understanding by Design
Wiggins, G., J. McTighe
Merrill Prentice-Hall, 1998

Case Study Method

Using Cases to Improve College Teaching: A Guide to More Reflective Practice
Hutchings, Pat
American Association for Higher Education, 1993

Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty
Barkley, Elizabeth
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

Collaborative Learning: Higher Education, Interdependence, and the Authority of Knowledge, Second Edition
Bruffee, Kenneth A.
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

Making the Most of College
Light, Richard
Harvard University Press, 2001

Team-Based Learning:  A Transformative Use of Small Groups
Michaelsen, Larry K., Arletta Bauman Knight, L. Dee Fink, Editors
Praeger Publishers, 2002

Constructivism

In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms
Brooks J., M. Brooks
Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999

Course Design

Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide
Diamond, Robert M.
Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 1998

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

Syllabus Handbook: A Practical Guide to Writing Effective Course Outlines
Woolcook, Michael J. V.
Brown University, 1995

Critical Thinking

A Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2005

A Miniature Guide for Students and Faculty to Scientific Thinking
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

A Miniature Guide for Students and Faculty to the Foundations of Analytic Thinking
Elder, Linda, Richard Paul
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2005

A Miniature Guide for Those Who Teach on How to Improve Student Learning
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

A Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking:  Concepts and Tools
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

A Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
Elder, Linda, Richard Paul
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2005

A Miniature Guide to the Human Mind:  How It Learns; How It Mislearns
Elder, Linda, Richard Paul
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2004

Critical Pedagogy Reader, The
Darder, Antonia
Routledge, 2003

Cultivating Judgment:  A Sourcebook for Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
Nelson, John New Forum Press

Developing Critical Thinkers: Challenging Adults to Explore Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting
Brookfield, Stephen D.
Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1987

The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2004

The Thinker's Guide for Students on How to Study and Learn a Discipline Using Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2003

The Thinker's Guide to Engineering Reasoning
Paul, Richard, Robert Niewoehner, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies:  The Art of Mental Trickery and Manipulation
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

The Thinker's Guide to How to Read a Paragraph:  The Art of Close Reading
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

The Thinker's Guide to How to Write a Paragraph:  The Art of Substantive Writing
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

The Thinker's Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

The Thinker's Guide to the Nature and Functions of Critical and Creative Thinking
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2005

The Thinker's Guide to Understanding the Foundations of Ethical Reasoning
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

Thinking About Teaching and Learning: Developing Habits of Learning with First Year College and University Students
Leamnson, Robert
Stylus Publishing, LLC., 1999

The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test:  How to Assess Close Reading and Substantive Writing
Paul, Richard, Linda Elder
The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006

Disciplinary Teaching (other than STEM)

Historical Thinking and other Unnatural Acts
Wineburg, Sam
Temple University Press, 2001

Letter Book, The
Dinitz, Sue, Toby Fulwiler
Boynton/Cook Publishers, Inc., 2000

Teaching Economics to Undergraduates: Alternatives to Chalk and Talk
Becker, William E., Michael Watts, Editors
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2001

Writing Without Teachers
Elbow, Peter
Oxford University Press, 1998

Discussion

Discussion As A Way Of Teaching : Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms
Brookfield, Stephen D., Stephen Preskill
Jossey-Bass, 1999

Discussion-Based Online Teaching To Enhance Student Learning
Bender, Tisha
Stylus Publications, LLC, 2003

Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership
Christensen, C. Roland, David A. Garvin, Ann Sweet, Editors
Harvard Business School Press, 1991

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development
Kolb, David A.
Prentice Hall, Inc., 1984

Facilitating

Facilitating With Ease:  Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers