Every time you ask a question in class, monitor a student discussion, or read a term paper, you are evaluating learning. Moreover, the evaluation process (whether it involves examinations or not) is a valuable part of the teaching process. The primary purpose of evaluation is to provide corrective feedback to the student, the secondary purpose…
Read moreThe Agile College: How Institutions Successfully Navigate Demographic Changes, ISBN-13: 978-1421440231 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press (January 12, 2021) Language: English 264 pages ISBN-10: 1421440237 ISBN-13: 978-1421440231 Following Grawe’s seminal first book, this volume answers the question: How can a college or university prepare for forecasted demographic disruptions?…
Read moreWhy Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories, ISBN-13: 978-1612509525 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Harvard Education Press (September 20, 2016) Language: English 280 pages ISBN-10: 1612509525 ISBN-13: 978-1612509525 In Why Knowledge Matters, E. D. Hirsch, Jr., presents evidence from cognitive science, sociology, and education history to further the argument…
Read moreUnderstanding By Design 2nd Expanded Edition by Grant Wiggins, ISBN-13: 978-1416600350 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Assn. for Supervision & Curriculum Development; 2nd Expanded edition (March 15, 2005) Language: English 370 pages ISBN-10: 1416600353 ISBN-13: 978-1416600350 What is understanding and how does it differ from knowledge? How can we determine the big…
Read moreFinancial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses 14th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1111823450 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Cengage Learning; 14th edition (November 8, 2012) Language: English 864 pages ISBN-10: 1111823456 ISBN-13: 978-1111823450 Ideal for graduate, MBA, and rigorous undergraduate programs, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND USES 14e presents…
Read moreCritical Thinking: A Concise Guide 5th Edition by Tracy Bowell, ISBN-13: 978-0815371427 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 3rd edition (September 1, 2009) Language: English 304 pages ISBN-10: 0415471826 ISBN-13: 978-0415471824 We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us – to influence our beliefs and actions – by giving…
Read moreMarketing Research: Applied Insight 6th Edition by Daniel Nunan, ISBN-13: 978-1292308722 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.; 6th edition (April 30, 2020) Language: English 976 pages ISBN-10: 1292308729 ISBN-13: 978-1292308722 Marketing Research: Applied Insight, 6th Edition, by Nunan, Birks and Malhotra is the leading marketing research text focused on the…
Read morePort Management and Operations 1st Edition by Maria G. Burns, ISBN-13: 978-1482206753 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July 14, 2014) Language: English 408 pages ISBN-10: 1482206757 ISBN-13: 978-1482206753 With 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port…
Read moreMany college teachers use a simple, content-centered planning model. By contrast, the planning model presented in this section focuses on the student rather than on the content. The operative planning questions are: – In what ways will students be better thinkers when they finish the course? – What should students be able to do with…
Read moreDigital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation by Karen Mossberger, ISBN-13: 978-0819456069 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: The MIT Press; Illustrated edition (October 12, 2007) Language: English 240 pages ISBN-10: 0819456063 ISBN-13: 978-0819456069 This analysis of how the ability to participate in society online affects political and economic opportunity finds that technology…
Read moreFixed Income Markets: Management, Trading and Hedging 2nd Edition by Moorad Choudhry, ISBN-13: 978-1118171721 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Wiley; 2nd edition (September 9, 2014) Language: English 640 pages ISBN-10: 9781118171721 ISBN-13: 978-1118171721 A comprehensive, in-depth look at global debt capital markets in the post-crisis world. Fully updated with comprehensive coverage of…
Read moreForeign Exchange: A Practical Guide to the FX Markets 1st Edition by Tim Weithers, ISBN-13: 978-0471732037 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (August 12, 2013) Language: English 336 pages ISBN-10: 0471732036 ISBN-13: 978-0471732037 In today’s global marketplace, there is a critical need for both individual and professional investors to become…
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