Student-centered Classroom Assessment
Author | : Richard J. Stiggins |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015040698600 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The book elucidates the fundamental importance of high-quality assessment to student academic well-being and promotes the development of student self-assessment as a critically important life skill.Provides a clear, common sense description of all assessment methods (selected response, essay, performance, and personal communication) and how to align them with relevant achievement targets (knowledge, reasoning, skills, products, and dispositions). Easy-to-read and free of technical jargon, this book focuses squarely on what teachers need to know in order to make assessment work in classrooms.