DED 604 Assessment and Learning: Reading list

Module texts

• Alexander, P. & Winne, P. (2006). Handbook of educational psychology. 2^nd edn. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum. 

• Long, M. (2011). The psychology of education. 2^nd edn. London: Routledge.

• McMillan, J. H. (2008). Assessment essentials for standards-based education. 2^nd edn. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

• Ormrod, J. E. and Jones, B. D. (2023). Essentials of educational psychology: big ideas to guide effective teaching. 6th edn. NY, NY: Pearson. Purchase eBook

• Orlich, D., Harder, R., Callahan, R. & Gibson, H. (2017). Teaching strategies: a guide to effective instruction. 11^th edn. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

• Slavin, R. (2018). Educational psychology: theory and practice. 12^th edn. Boston: Pearson.

Other texts:

• Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: the exercise of control. San Francisco, CA: W.H. Freeman.

• Brophy, J. E. (2010). Motivating students to learn. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis.

• Costantino, P. & Lorenzo, M. (2009). Developing a professional teaching portfolio: a guide for success. 3rd edn. Upper saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

• Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning: a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. London, UK: Routledge.

• Phye, G. (1997). Handbook of classroom assessment: learning, adjustment, and achievement. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

• Pressley, M. (1995). Advanced educational psychology for educators. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

• Pritchard, A. & Woollard, J. (2010). Psychology of the classroom: constructivism and social learning. London: Routledge.

• Secolsky, C. (2010). Handbook on measurement, assessment, and evaluation in Higher Education. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 

• Sternberg, R (2017). Cognitive psychology. 7th edn. New York, NY: Cengage learning.

• Zubizarreta, J. (2009). The learning portfolio: reflective practice for improving student learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

Recommended readings

Management and Leadership 

• Markee, N. (1997). Managing curricular innovation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Marzano, R. [et.al.] (1988). Dimensions of thinking: a framework for curriculum and instruction. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. 

• Molnar, A. (ed.) (1997). The construction of children’s character. Chicago: NSSE University of Chicago Press. 

• Morrison, K. (1998). Management theories for educational change.  London:  Paul Chapman. 

• Paechter, C. (2000). Changing school subjects:  power, gender and the curriculum. Buckingham: Open University Press. 

• Schweisfurth, M. (2002). Teachers, democratisation and educational reform in Russia and South Africa. Oxford:  Symposium Books. 

Science Education 

• Abell, S. K. & Lederman, N. G. (eds). (2007). Handbook of research on science education.  New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum. 

• Enger, S. & Yager, R. (2009). Assessing student understanding in science: a standard-based K-12 handbook. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press. 

• National Research Council. (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: a guide for teaching and learning. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 

• Nola, R. & Irzik, G. (2005). Philosophy, science, education, and culture: contemporary trends and issues in science education. Dordrecht: Springer Publishing Company. 

• Trends in International Math and Science Study (2013).  TIMSS 2011 results. Open resource

Special Inclusive Education 

• Bradshaw, K. (2004). Special education in the United Arab Emirates: anxieties, attitudes and aspirations. International Journal of Special Education, vol. 19(1), pp.49-55. Open resource 

• Gaad, E. & Thabet, R. (2009). Needs assessment for effective inclusion in United Arab Emirates’ government schools. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, vol. 4(6), pp. 159-171. Request this item

• Kopsovich, R. D. (2001). A study of correlations between learning styles of students and their mathematics scores on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills Test.  Ph.D. Thesis. University of North Texas. Open resource 

• OECD. (2012). Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): 2009 results: what students know and can do: student performance in reading, mathematics and science, volume I [online]. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  Open resource 

• Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, J.  & Bolt, S. (2017). Assessment in special and inclusive education. 13^th edn. Wadsworth Publishing. 

• Stefanakis, E. H. & Meier, D. (2010). Differentiated assessment: how to assess the learning potential of every student (Grades 6–12). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

• Al Rosan, F. (1999).  Assessment & diagnosis of special education (in Arabic). Dar E L. Fekr. Aman.

TESOL 

• Abedi, J. (2004). The no child left behind act and English language learners: assessment and accountability issues. Educational Researcher, vol. 33(1), pp.  4-14. 

• Alderson, J. C. (2000). Assessing reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Bachman, L. F. & Cohen, A. D. (1998). Interfaces between second language acquisition and language testing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Brantly, D. (2007). Instructional assessment of ELLs in the K-8 classroom. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. 

• Brown, H. D. & Abeywickrama, P. (2019). Language assessment. 3^rd edn. Pearson. 

• Buck, G. (2001). Assessing listening. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Chapelle, C. A. (2001). Computer applications in second language acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Cheng, L. (2005). Changing language teaching through language testing: a washback study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Coombe, C., Davidson, P. & Lloyd, D. (2005).  The fundamentals of language assessment: a practical guide for teachers in the Gulf. Dubai, UAE: TESOL Arabia. 

• Coombe, C., Davidson, P. & Wayne, J. (2005). Assessment in the Arab world. Dubai, UAE: TESOL Arabia. 

• Coombe, C., Davidson, P. & Lloyd, D. (eds). (2006). Proceedings of the 7th and 8th current trends in English Language testing (CTELT) conference. Dubai, UAE: TESOL Arabia. 

• Coombe, C., Folse, K. & Hubley, N. (2007). A practical guide to assessing English language learners. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 

• Davies, A. (1990). Principles of language testing. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 

• Fulcher, G. (2003).  Testing second language speaking. London: Pearson Longman. 

• Genesee, F. & Upshur, J. A. (1996). Classroom-based evaluation in second language education. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 

• Gonzalez, V., Brusca-Vega, R. & Yawkey, T. (1997). Assessment and instruction of culturally and linguistically diverse students with or at-risk of learning problems: from research to practice. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. 

• Hawkey, R. (2004). A modular approach to testing English language skills: the development of the Certificate in English language skills (CELS) examinations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Herrera, S., Cabral, R. & Murry, K. (2012). Assessment accommodations for classroom teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students. 2^nd edn. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. 

• Hurley, S. R. & Tinajero, J. V. (2001). Literacy assessment of second language learners. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. 

• Kopriva, R. (2008). Improving testing for English language learners. Routledge. 

• Luoma, S. (2004). Assessing speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Madsen, H.S. (1983). Techniques in testing. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 

• O’Malley, J. M. & Pierce, L.V. (1996). Authentic assessment for English language learners: practical approaches for teachers. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 

• Ovando, C. J., Collier, V. P. & Combs, M. C. (2018). Bilingual and ESL classrooms: teaching in multicultural contexts. 6^th edn. Boston: McGraw-Hill. 

• Purpura, J. E. (2004). Assessing grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Read, J. (2000). Assessing vocabulary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Shohamy, E. (2001). The power of tests: a critical perspective on the uses of language tests. New York, NY: Longman. 

• Underhill, N. (1987). Testing spoken language: a handbook of oral testing techniques. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Wall, D. (2005). The impact of high-stakes examination on classroom teaching: a case study using insights from testing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

• Weigle, S. C. (2002). Assessing writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ICT

• Abrams, S. S., Chen, X. and Downton, M. P. (2018). Managing educational technology: school partnerships & technology integration. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

• Bates, A.W.T. and Sangra, A. (2011). Managing technology in higher education. strategies for transforming teaching and learning. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. 

• Cavanagh, T. B. (2011). The blended learning toolkit: Improving student performance and retention. Educause Review, vol. 34(4). Open resource

• Graham, C. R., Woodfield, W. and Harrison, J. B. (2013). A framework for institutional adoption and implementation of blended learning in higher education. Internet and Higher Education, vol.18, pp. 4-14.

• Kaplanis, D. (2013). 5 reasons why blended learning works. Retrieved from http://blog.talentlms.com/5-reasons-why-blended-learning-works/

• Quillen, I. (2013). The rise of blended learning. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ideas-innovations/The-Rise-of-Blended-Learning214602391.html

• Karamizadeh et.al. (2012). The study of effectiveness of blended learning approach for medical training courses. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, vol.14(1), pp. 41-44. Request item

• Pachler, N., Bachmair, B. and Cook, J. (2010). Mobile Learning.  Springer. 

• Selwyn, N. (2011). Schools and schooling in the digital age : a critical analysis. Abingdon, Oxon England: Routledge.

• Wu, J-H., Tennyson, R. D., & Hsia, T.-L. (2010) A study of student satisfaction in a blended e-learning system environment. Computers and Education, 55, 155-164. Request item