Suggestions for Further Reading
for MIT Teaching Assistants

“Torch or the Firehose: A Guide to Section Teaching” > (pdf)
by MIT Professor Arthur Mattuck

Teaching Engineering >
(a great book on engineering teaching in lecture, section, lab, and design studio)

McKeachie, Wilbert. (2006) Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. Twelfth Ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Bedient, D. (1998). Teaching assistant concerns and questions: What 252 TAs wanted to know and weren't afraid to ask. The Journal of Graduate Assistant Development, 5, (3), 127-132.

Benassi, V., Jordan, & Harrison (1994). Using teaching modules to train and supervise graduate TAs. In K.G. Lewis (Ed.), The TA Experience: Preparing for Multiple Roles, 183-188. New Forums Press.

Boice, R. (1996). First-order principles for college teachers. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Cox, B. (1994). Practical Pointers for University Teachers. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. London, England: Kogan Page Limited.

Eble, Kenneth. (1988) The Craft of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2nd edition.

Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (1999). A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice. London, England: Kogan Page Limited.

Lowman, J., & Mathie, V. (1993). What should graduate teaching assistants know about teaching? Teaching of Psychology, 20, (2), 84-88.

Marincovich, M., Prostko, J., & Stout, F. (Eds.), (1998). The Professional Development of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Meyers, S. (1996). Consequences of interpersonal relationships between teaching assistants and supervising faculty. Psychological Reports, 78, (3, Pt 1), 755-762.

Neff, Rose Anne and Maryellen Weimer, (1989) Classroom Communication: Collected Readings for Effective Discussion and Questioning. Magna Publications.

Prieto, L., & Meyers, S. (2001). The Teaching Assistant Training Handbook: How to Prepare TAs for Their Responsibilities. Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press.

Ryan, M., & Martens, G. (1989). Planning a College Course: A Guidebook for the Graduate Teaching Assistant. Ann Arbor, MI: National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning.

Shannon, D., Twale, D., & Moore, M. (1998). TA teaching effectiveness. The Journal of Higher Education, 69, (4), 441-465.

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