Student-Centered Classroom Assessment

by Rick J. Stiggins

Greetings to you and welcome! We are about to take a very important journey together--a journey through the diverse and critically important world of educational assessment. As you will see, both student achievement and academic self-concept are determined, by and large, on the basis of students' perceptions of their own success in the classroom. Students rely almost completely on the day-to-day, week-to-week, and term-to-term classroom assessments of their achievement to judge their current success and their hope for success in the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0024173509
• ISBN13: 9780024173508
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Merrill Publishing Company
• Length: 477 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An invaluable resource

The 3rd edition of this book starts off with an anecdotal story that clearly demonstrates Rick Stiggins philosophy and practical understanding of student-involved and classroom-based assessment practices. Throughout the book, he makes reference to this story as he explores it's meaning and implications. The first four chapters and the two main organizational charts are the essence of the book. The rest is there for educators to explore as they need it. I have used this book with several hundred preservice teachers and many, many inservice teachers. On it's own, it can look daunting, but taken in small bits, and discussed, thought about, tried out, it is a wonderful resource for any educator truly interested in UNDERSTANDING why student involvement in assessment and evaluation does make a major (and measureable) difference in student work and then actually IMPLEMENTING it in a classroom.

Stiggins presents a realistic view of quality assessment

Stiggins present a down to earth view of creating quality assessment procedures within the classroom setting. His understanding of students, teachers, and the interaction between assessment and the learning process make this a must read for all teachers of students of any age and ability.