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Refereed Papers (21)

Henderson, G., Beach, P., & Coombs, A. J. (2021). Financial literacy education in Ontario: A survey of elementary teachers’ perceptions, attitudes, and practices. Canadian Journal of Education, 44(2), online.

DeLuca, C., Rickey, N., & Coombs, A. J. (2021). Classroom assessment and student mobility across learning cultures: A comparison of teachers’ approaches to assessment in the U.S., China, and Canada. Cogent Education. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1921903

Schneider, C., DeLuca, C., Pozas, M, & Coombs, A. J. (2021). Personality influences on teacher candidates’ assessment practices. Educational Research and Evaluation. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2021.1902354

Coombs, A. J., Rickey, N, DeLuca, C., & Lui, S. (2021). Chinese teachers’ approaches to classroom assessment. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, online. doi: 10.1007/s10671-020-09289-z

Gareis, C., Barnes, N., Coombs, A. J., DeLuca, C., & Uchiyama, K. (2020). Exploring the influence of assessment courses and student teaching on beginning teachers’ approaches to classroom assessment. Assessment Matters, 14, 5-41.

Coombs, A. J., Ge, J., & DeLuca, C. (2020). From sea to sea: The Canadian landscape of assessment education. Educational Research, Special Issue: Changing times, changing assessments: International perspectives, online. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2020.1839353

MacGregor, S., Cooper, A., Coombs, A. J., & DeLuca, C. (2020). A scoping review of research-media interactions for research communication. Heliyon, 6(9), online. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04836

Coombs, A. J., DeLuca, C., & MacGregor, S. (2020). A person-centered analysis of teacher candidates’ approaches to assessment. Teaching and Teacher Education, 87, online. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.102952

Pringle, E., Wertman, J., Melong, N., Coombs, A. J., Young, A., O’Leary, D., Veinotte, C., Robinson, C., Ha, M., Dellaire, G., Druley, T., McCormick, C., & Berman, J. N. (2020). The zebrafish xenograft platform – a novel tool for modeling KSHV-associated diseases. Viruses, 12(1), 1-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/v12010012

DeLuca, C., Schneider, C., Coombs, A. J., Pozas, M, & Rasooli, A. (2019). A cross-cultural comparison of German and Canadian student teachers’ assessment competence. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 27(1), 26-45. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2019.1703171

DeLuca, C., Coombs, A. J., & LaPointe-McEwan, D. (2019). Assessment mindset: Exploring teacher mindset and approach to classroom assessment. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 61, 159-169. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.03.012

DeLuca, C., Willis, J., Cowie, B., Harrison, C., Coombs, A. J., Gibson, A., & Trask, S. (2019). Policies, programs, and practices: Exploring the complex dynamics of assessment education in teacher education across four countries. Frontiers, Special Issue: Teacher Assessment Literacy. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00132

DeLuca, C., Coombs, A. J., MacGregor, S., & Rasooli, A. (2019). Toward a differential and situated view of assessment literacy: Studying teachers’ responses to classroom assessment scenarios. Frontiers, Special Issue: Advances in Classroom Assessment Theory and Practice. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00094

Coombs, A. J., DeLuca, C., LaPointe-McEwan, D., & Chalas, A. (2018). Changing approaches to classroom assessment: An empirical study across teacher career stages. Teaching and Teacher Education, 71, 134-144. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.12.010

DeLuca, C., Valiquette, A., Coombs, A. J., LaPointe-McEwan, D., & Luhanga, U. (2018). Teachers’ approaches to classroom assessment: A large-scale survey. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 25(6). 355-375. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2016.1244514

Youmans, A., Coombs, A. J., & Colgan, L. (2018). Early Childhood Educators’ and Teachers’ Early Math Education Knowledge, Beliefs, and Pedagogy. Canadian Journal of Education, 41(4), 1079-1104. doi: https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/3442

Schaefli, L., Godlewska, A., Coombs, A. J., Rose, J., Morcom, L., & Korteweg, L. (2018). What do first-year university students in Ontario, Canada know about First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and topics? Canadian Journal of Education, 41(3), 689-725. doi: https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/3247

Fernandez-Murray, P., Prykhozhij, S., Dufay, J. N., Steele, S. L., Gaston, D., Nasrallah, G., Coombs, A. J., Fernandez, C., Berman, J. N., & McMaster, C. (2016). Glycine and folate ameliorate models of congenital sideroblastic anemia. PLOS Genetics, 12(1), e1005783. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005783

Dhanraj, S., Rao Gunja, S. M., Deveau, A. P., Nissbeck, M., Boonyawat, B., Coombs, A. J., Renieri, A., Mucciolo, M., Marozza, A., Buoni, S., Turner, L., Li, H., Jarrar, A., Sabanayagam, M., Kirby, M., Shago, M., Pinto, D., Berman, J. N., Scherer, S. W., Virtamen, A., & Dror, Y. (2015). A novel syndrome with bone marrow failure and developmental delay caused by mutations in poly(A)-specific ribonuclease. Journal of Medical Genetics, 52, 738-748. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103292

Deveau, A. P., Forrester, A. M., Coombs, A. J., Wagner, G. S., Grabher, C., Chute, I., Leger, D., Lewis, S., Look, A. T., & Berman, J. N. (2015). Epigenetic therapy restores normal hematopoiesis in a transgenic zebrafish model of NUP98-HOXA9-induced myeloid disease. Leukemia, 29, 2086-2097. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2015.126

Da’as, S. I., Coombs, A. J., Balci, T. B., Grondin, C., Ferrando, A., & Berman, J. N. (2012). The zebrafish reveals dependence of the mast cell lineage on notch signaling in vivo. Blood, 119(15), 3585-3594. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-10-385989

Books (1)

DeLuca, C., Willis, J., Harrison, C., Cowie, B., & Coombs, A. J. (Under Contract, Completion June 2022). Learning to assess: Cultivating assessment capacity in teacher education. Springer.

Book Chapters (3)

Barnes, N., Fives, H. & Coombs, A. J. (In Press). Classroom assessment tasks as a source of motivational messages. In O'Donnell, Barnes, & Reeves (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Educational Psychology (pp.1-84). United Kingdom: Oxford.

MacGregor, S., & Coombs, A. J. (In Press). Implementing your sample strategy in an educational setting. In A. Harbaugh & U. Luhanga (Eds.), Basic Elements of Survey Research in Education: Addressing the Problems Your Supervisor Never Told You About. North Carolina: Information Age Publishing Inc.

DeLuca C., Coombs A. J., & Sherman A. (2018). Preparing teachers for assessment in schools: The influence of teacher educators In C. Wyatt-Smith & L. Adie (Eds.), Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education: Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability (pp. 171-186). Singapore: Springer.

Practitioner Articles (3)

Piekarski, L., Coombs, A. J., & DeLuca, C. (2021). Supporting early career teachers in classroom assessment. Canadian Teacher Magazine. https://canadianteachermagazine.com/2021/04/21/10482/

DeLuca, C., Coombs, A. J., & Ge, J. (2019). Former à évaluer les élèves en classe: Une perspective canadienne sur les programmes de formation initiale des enseignants [Training to Assess Students in the Classroom: A Canadian Perspective on Initial Teacher Education Programs]. Administration et Éducation, 165(1), 249-255. https://www.cairn.info/revue-administration-et-education-2020-1-page-249.htm

Coombs, A. J., DeLuca, C., & LaPointe-McEwan, D. (2018). Beyond trial and error: How early career teachers navigate the challenges of classroom assessment. Education Canada, 58(3). https://goo.gl/qJicHd

Evaluative and Technical Reports (4)

LaPointe-McEwan, D., Coombs, A. J., & Klinger, D. (2017). Bachelor of Education satisfaction survey: Key findings and recommendations. A technical report for the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, (pp. 44).

Coombs, A. J. (2017). World YMCA Change Agents. A technical report for The Students Commission of Canada, (pp. 31).

Coombs, A. J. (2016). OPHEA: Sexual violence prevention. A technical report for The Students Commission of Canada, (pp. 10).

Coombs, A. J. (2016). YMCA Canada Young Ambassadors Program. A technical report for The Students Commission of Canada, (pp. 9).

Editorials (2)

Coombs, A. J. (2019). The importance of a supportive collaborative culture. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education 10(2), 5-6.

Coombs, A. J. (2019). 10 Years of CJNSE. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education 10(1), 1-3.

Theses and Dissertations (3)

Coombs, A. J. (2021). How early career experiences shape teachers’ approaches to assessment. (Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation). Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.

Coombs, A. J. (2017). Teacher educators’ approaches to assessment. (Unpublished Master’s Thesis). Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.

Coombs, A. J. (2011). Characterization of the role of notch signaling and hematopoietic stem cells on the mast cell lineage in the zebrafish. (Unpublished Honours Thesis). Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.