Student-centered classroom assessment /

Stiggins, Richard J.

Student-centered classroom assessment / Richard J.Stiggins. - 2nd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, 1997. - xxii, 521 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Guiding principles for classroom assessment -- Understanding the critical roles of assessment -- Specifying achievement targets -- Understanding the assessment alternatives -- Facing the barriers to quality assessment -- Selected response assessment: flexible and efficient -- Essay assessment: vast untapped potential -- Performance assessment: rich with possibilities -- Personal communication: another window to student achievement -- Assessing reasoning proficiency -- Performance assessment of skill and product targets -- Assessing student dispositions -- Classroom perspectives on standardized testing -- Understanding our communication challenge -- Developing sound report card grading practices -- The role of portfolios in the communication process -- Reports and conferences that highlight achievement.


Includes bibliographical reference and index.

0134329317 (alk. paper)


Educational tests and measurements--United States.
Examinations--United States.

LB3051 / .S85 1997