This multiple award-winning presentation is the leading book for assessment that focuses on showing teachers how to develop assessments that accurately reflect student achievement AND how to use those assessments to benefit—not merely grade—student learning. It examines the full spectrum of assessment topics, from articulating targets, through developing quality vehicles, to communicating results effectively—with an exceptionally strong focus on integrating assessment with instruction through student involvement. Throughout the material, a variety of hands-on practice activities provide clear guidance on how to construct all types of assessments while explaining—better than any other book—what kinds of achievement each type can and cannot assess.
Rick Stiggins founded the Assessment Training Institute (ATI) in 1992 to provide much-needed professional development in assessment for teachers and school leaders. ATI can help assessment users at all levels learn how to (a) create high-quality assessments, and (b) use them in the service of student success. The most unique feature of the ATI philosophy remains our advocacy of and professional development in "assessment for learning"; that is, the use of student-involved classroom assessment, record keeping and communication to promote success for all students. The ATI programs, materials and services in classroom assessment for student learning are specifically designed to draw teachers and administrators into local learning teams to master principles of balanced assessment and assessment for learning. Rick is the author of numerous books, articles and papers on assessment practices in the classroom and its impact on students and student success.
