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SECTION I: Research Studies
Introduction
TA Roles
- Graduate Assistant Development: Problems of Role Ambiguity and Faculty Supervision
Lisa Duba-Biedermann
- Discussing Job Expectations and Workload: Using the TA Position and Course Description
William E. Davis
- The CCCC's “Statement of Principles and Standards for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing": Implications for Writing Program Administrators and TAs
Karen Dwyer and Irwin Weiser
- Identification and Validation of Training Needs for Teaching Assistants
Wendy S. Zabava Ford
- Investigating Differences in TA Confidence
Ruth Streveler
TA Effectiveness
- Evaluating the Evaluation Measures: What Do We Expect from TA Teaching and How Are We Measuring What We Get?
Mary B. Bort and Nancy L Buerkel-Rothfuss
- Undergraduate Attitudes and Anxieties in Foreign Language Classes Taught by TAs
Rosslyn M. Smith and Robert J. Morris
- A Comparative Study of the Teaching Effectiveness for Three Groups of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Accounting
Kenneth Jerich and Linda M. Leinicke
TA Attitudes
- Attitudes about TA Training: Congruence of Perceptions at Three Levels of the Academic Hierarchy
Nancy L. Buerkel-Rothfuss and Pamela L. Gray
- International Teaching Assistants and Minority Students: The Two Sides of Cultural Diversity in American Higher Education
Susan Jenkins and Donald Rubin
TA Discourse
- 11. Responding to Student Questions: An Analysis of Teaching Assistant Discourse
Ann Robinson
SECTION II Development Programs for TAs
Introduction
Campus Wide Programs
- Preparing TAs for Their Instructional Roles by Developing Collaborative Relationships Between An Instructional Development Center and Administrators, Departments, and TAs
Donald H. Wulff; Robert D. Abbott and Jody D. Nyquist
- Beyond TA Orientations: Reconceptualizing the Ph.D. Degree in Terms of Preparation for Teaching
Leo M. Lambert
- The Graduate Teacher Certification Program: Description and Assessment after Two Years
Laura Border
- A Knowledge Base for Educating Graduate Assistants to be Effective Instructors at Illinois State University
Kenneth Jerich
- Effective Use of Trained Teaching Assistants in Improving the Retention of University Students
Christopher Bolgiano and G.R Horton
- The University of Washington's Entry-Level Initiative: Training Lead TAs to Enhance Undergraduate Learning
Ken White, Sara Selfe, Mark Roddy and Klaus Brandl
- The Teaching Associate Program: A Collaborative Approach
Lavon Gappa
- The TA Initiative: An Innovative Program for the Preparation and Support of Teaching Assistants at the University of Arizona
Kristopher A. Weatherly
- Using Modeling to Develop Teaching Effectiveness and "Classroom Sense" in Graduate Teaching Assistants
Judith R Strozer
- Establishing an Effective, Voluntary Teaching Assistant Training Program in a Large Decentralized University Setting
Judith S. Craig and Robert Ostergren
- Using Teaching Modules to Train and Supervise Graduate TAs
Victor A. Benassi Loredana Maggiora Harrison, and Elizabeth A. Jordan
- Designing Participation into Classroom Activities: Action Oriented TA Training
Pamela Sherer and Timothy Shea
- Graduate Students as Instructional Consultants: Case Studies from Two Universities
Robert Petrulis, Stephen Carroll and Lisa Skow
- The Self-Authored Case Study: A Powerful Tool in the Education of TAs and Faculty Members Alike
Bill Rando, Mitchell Diaz and Jacqueline Mintz
Discipline-Specific Programs
- Training TAs In Disciplinary Clusters: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Departmental Programs
Linda Nilson
- Finding a Common Language: Bridging the Expectations Gap in Developing a Teaching Assistant Training Program that Crosses Disciplinary Cultural Boundaries
Barbara E. Bender and Linda G. Schulze
- Course-Specific Resource Manual for Chemistry Laboratory Courses
Tris Samberg, Deborah Winregand and Sara Selfe
SECTION III Mentoring as a TA Development Technique
Introduction
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Toward a Life Without the Wizard
Clyde F. Herreid
- Beyond the Teaching Assistantship: Mentoring the Next Generation of Faculty
Jack Baker II and William E. Davis
- Collaborative Learning and Teaching: A Model for Mentoring TAs
Kristine Hansen, Phillip A. Snyder, Nancy Davenpor and Kimberli Stafford
- Investment in Teaching: Mentoring for Teaching Assistants
Kathleen Smith
SECTION IV: Diversity Issues in TA Development
Introduction
- Designing Programs on Social Diversity for TAs
Nancy Van Note Chism
- Using Diversity Videotapes in TA Training
Brooke L. Quigley, Jody D. Nyquist and Katherine G. Hendrix
- “Race" and "Ethnicity": Historical, Anthropological and Instructional Perspectives
C. K Szego
SECTION V: Evaluating Your TA Development Program
Introduction
- Adapting to Attitude Differences: A Factor Analytic Profile of Graduate Teaching Assistants
Pamela L. Gray and Nancy Buerkel-Rothfuss
- Assessing the Learning Outcomes of Instructional Preparation Seminars for TAs
Lisa Firing Lenze
- Effectiveness of a Teaching Support Program from the TA Perspective
Jon R Poole and Don R Sebolt
- The Use of a Clinical Supervision Model for the Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants
Kenneth F. Jerich
- Future Engineering Faculty: An Assessment of Engineering TAs
Lisa M. White
SECTION VI: Teaching Strategies for TAs
Introduction
- The Tutor as Creative Teacher: Balancing Collaborative and Directive Teaching Styles
Susan E. Blalock
- Helping TAs Use Writing Activities to Enhance Their Teaching: Advice to Writing Consultants
Deborah H. Hatch
SECTION VII: International TA Development
Introduction
- Changing (and unchanging) Attitudes and Values of New ITAs: Training Curricula Implications
Carol Numrich
- Approaching ITA Language Tutorials from a Collaborative Consultation Perspective
Karen Freisem and Margaret Lawrence
- Models of an Oral Proficiency Program for ITAs
Shirley E. Ostler and Marilyn Perlmutter
- Making the Connection Between Telephone Tapes and Customized Audiotaping: Getting Natural Language Input for Monitored Speech Output
Ghislaine Kozuh
- Implications of Student Evaluations of Teaching for ITA Development
Darwin D. Hendel, Trudy Dunham, Jan Smith, Jeanne Solberg Connie Tzenis, Carol Carrier and Karin Smith
- Insights into ITA Instruction in Problem-Solving Courses Through Student Perceptions at Midterm
Gabriele Bauer and Mark W. Tanner
- The Balanced Equation for Training Chemistry ITAs
Mark W. Tanner, Sara Selfe and Deborah Wiegand
SECTION VIII: Invited Addresses
Introduction
- The Birth and Growth of a College Teacher
Maryellen Weimer
- Why Teaching Is Important
Barbara Jordan
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