References in Becker Library

The books and monographs listed below are on the open shelves in SCI's Becker Library. Call numbers are available in the online catalog. If you need help in finding a reference, please ask at the circulation desk.

1. Angelo, Thomas A., and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment: A Handbook for College Teachers. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
2. Astin, Alexander W. What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
3. Banta, Trudy W., Jon P. Lund, Karen E. Black, and Frances W. Oblander. Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to work on College Campuses. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
4. Banta, Trudy W., and Associates. Making a Difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
5. Barton, Paul E., and Archie Lapointe. Learning by Degrees: Indicators of Performance in Higher Education. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1995.
6. Boice, Robert. The New Faculty Member: Supporting and Fostering Professional Development. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
7. Braskamp, Larry A., and John C. Ory. Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
8. Brookfield, Stephen D. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.
9. Centra, John A. Determining Faculty Effectiveness: Assessing Teaching, Research, and for Personnel Decisions and Improvement. Jossey-Bass Series in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1979.
10. ---. Reflective Faculty Evaluation: Enhancing Teaching and Determining Faculty Effectiveness. Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
11. Chickering, Arthur W., and Linda Reisser. Education and Identity. 2nd ed. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
12. Davis, Barbara Gross. Tools for Teaching. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
13. Davis, Todd M., and Patricia Hillman Murrell. Turning Teaching into Learning: The Role of Study Responsibility in the Collegiate Experience. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.8. Washington, DC: The George Washington University School of Education and Human Development, 1993.
14. Erwin, T. Dary. Assessing Student Learning and Development: A Guide to the Principles, Goals, and Methods of Determining College Outcomes. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.
15. Ewell, Peter. A Policy Guide for Assessment: Making Good Use of the Tasks in Critical Thinking. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1994.
16. Frost, Susan H. Academic Advising for Student Success: A System of Shared Responsibility. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.3. Washington, DC: The George Washington University School of Education and Human Development, 1991.
17. Gappa, Judith M., and David W. Leslie. The Invisible Faculty: Improving the Status of Part-Timers in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
18. Gose, Kenneth F., and Patricia A. Thrash, eds. NCA Quarterly 66.2 (fall 1991): Special issue on "Assessing Student Academic Achievement."
19. Halpern, Diane F., and Associates. Changing College Classrooms: New Teaching and Learning Strategies for an Increasingly Complex World. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
20. Jones, Dionne J., and Betty Collier Watson. High Risk Students and Higher Education: Future Trends. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.3. Washington, DC: The George Washington University School of Education and Human Development, 1990.
21. King, Patricia M., and Karen Strohm Kitchener. Developing Reflective Judgment: Understanding and Promoting Intellectual Growth and Critical Thinking in Adolescents and Adults. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series and Social and Behavioral Science Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
22. Kuh, George D., and Elizabeth J. Whitt. The Invisible Tapestry: Culture in American Colleges and Universities. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.1. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1988.
23. Levine, Arthur, and Jana Nidiffer. Beating the Odds: How the Poor Get to College. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
24. Menges, Robert J., Maryellen Wiemer, and Associates. Teaching and Solid Ground: Using Scholarships to Improve Practice. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
25. Meyers, Chet, and Thomas B. Jones. Promoting Active Learning: Strategies for the College Classroom. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
26. Mingle, James R., and Associates. Challenges of Retrenchment: Strategies for Consolidating Programs, Cutting Costs, and Reallocating Resources. Jossey-Bass Series in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981.
27. Nichols, James O. A Practitioner's Handbook for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Outcomes Assessment Implementation. New York: Agathon, 1991.
28. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Handbook of Accreditation, 1994-96. 1st ed. Chicago: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1994.
29. Roueche, John E., and Susanne D. Roueche. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The At-Risk Student in the Open-Door College. Washington, DC: American Association of Community Colleges, 1993.
30. Ryans, David G. Characteristics of Teachers: Their Description, Comparison and Appraisal. Washington, DC: American Council on Education, 1960.
31. Stark, Joan S., Kathleen M. Shaw, and Malcolm A. Lowther. Student Goals for College and Courses: A Missing Link in Assessing and Improving Academic Achievement. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.6. Washington, DC: The George Washington University School of Education and Human Development, 1989.
32. Weimer, Maryellen. Improving College Teaching: Strategies for Developing Instructional Effectiveness. Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.
33. Whitman, Neal. Peer Teaching: To Teach is to Learn Twice. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.4. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1988.
34. ---, David C. Spendlove, and Claire H. Clark. Increasing Students' Learning: A Faculty Guide to Reducing Stress Among Students. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No.4. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1986.
35. Winter, David G., David C McClelland, and Abigail J. Stewart. A New Case for the Liberal Arts: Assessing Institutional Goals and Student Development. Jossey-Bass Series in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981.

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