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FURTHER READING
Brown, S, Armstrong, S and Thompson, G (eds) (1998) Motivating Students, Kogan Page,
London. This is an edited book stemming from a Staff and Educational Development
Association (SEDA) conference on Encouraging Student Motivation, offering some
interesting and useful contributions.
Dweck, B (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, London: Random House. Carole
Dweck’s research has focused largely on children in education – why they sometimes
function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. In
this evidence-based but more accessible book she looks more broadly at understanding
other people’s motivations and their reactions to challenges. Not only a must read for any
lecturer, but a gripping read.
Hartley, J (ed.) (1998) Learning and Studying: A Research Perspective, London: Routledge. A
well-written book covering a range of wider issues relevant to student motivation. It draws
on up-to-date research, providing useful examples. It also provides good insight into how
psychologists investigate learning to include their findings.
Race, P (2006) The Lecturer’s Toolkit (3rd rev. edn), London: Routledge. An easy-to-digest and
practical book giving advice on learning styles, assessment, lecturing, and large and small
group teaching to name just a few.
USEFUL WEBSITES
Challenging Perspectives in Assessment is an online conference managed by the Open
University where you can watch or read a series of thought-provoking presentations
related to feedback and assessment. The speakers include Professor Sally Brown, Pro-
Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Metropolitan University, and Professor Liz McDowell of
Northumbria University, Newcastle. Available at http://stadium.open.ac.uk/
perspectives/assessment/.
There are two Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning that have some excellent
resources:
• Centres for Excellence in Assessment for Learning (Lead institution: University of
Northumbria at Newcastle) has an excellent website that may be found at
http://northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl/.
• Assessment Standards Knowledge Exchange (ASKe) Centre for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning available at http://stadium.open.ac.uk/perspectives/
assessment/.