Student-Involved Classroom Assessment

by Rick J. Stiggins

This book on classroom assessment closely examines the integration of assessment and instruction. Effective, efficient day-to-day classroom management is emphasized through coverage of what teachers need to know. . This includes time and energy saving ideas, and very clear, practical guidelines on how to construct all types of items and tests—with explanations of what each type of item can and cannot assess. Chapter topics are organized under four major areas—understanding the classroom assessment challenge, understanding assessment methods, classroom applications, and effective communication about student achievement. For teachers who want to learn more about classroom assessment, and for future teachers who will one day need to know how to assess students everyday in their own classrooms.

Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

Richard John Stiggins is the retired founder and president of the Assessment Training Institute (ATI), Portland, Oregon, a professional development company created and designed to provide teachers and school leaders with the assessment literacy needed to face the assessment challenges that pervade American education today. He is a native of Canandaigua, New York and a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburg where he majored in psychology. He also holds a master’s degree in industrial psychology from Springfield (MA) College and received a Ph.D. in educational measurement from Michigan State University.