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Download full textStiggins, Richard J. – 1980
This booklet is written in non-technical language and focuses on educational testing issues currently of interest to parents. Some of the questions parents commonly ask about tests are identified and answered. Questions include: (1) What are tests and why are they used?; (2) How are they used?; (3) How many different kinds of tests are there?; (4)…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Education, Parent Student Relationship
Busick, Kathleen U.; Stiggins, Richard J. – 1997
In the "Student-Centered Classroom Assessment" textbook, readers are offered many opportunities to reflect on classroom assessment ideas in relation to their own classroom assessment experiences. As a companion to that text, this book of case studies serves the same purposes, but in a way that calls for the application of ideas and strategies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Stiggins, Richard J. – 1997
This book offers a philosophy about classroom assessment that places students at the center of the assessment equation. Classroom assessments must define for students what is expected of them, and they must provide the basis for decision making by students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the community. Part I of this volume, the first five…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Stiggins, Richard J.; Bridgeford, Nancy J. – 1984
A study explored the nature and quality of teacher-developed assessment instruments. Teachers (n=228) from a range of grades, subjects, and school districts described patterns of test use, concerns about assessment, and use of performance assessment by completing an extensive questionnaire. The research was conducted to determine: (1) teachers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Techniques, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedStiggins, Richard J.; Bridgeford, Nancy J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
The nature and quality of teacher-developed tests was studied in a national sample of 228 teachers representing four grade levels and several subjects. Teachers described their patterns of test use, concerns about assessment, and use of performance testing. Teacher-developed performance assessment was heavily used. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Stiggins, Richard J.; And Others – 1985
Conducted to define in detail the ingredients contributing to an effective classroom assessment environment, this study explored the assessment methods actually used by classroom teachers through case study observations and teacher journals. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the report. Chapter 2 presents the findings of a review of the literature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedStiggins, Richard J. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Classroom-based measures, including self-developed tests and tests provided with instructional materials, aid teachers far more than standardized tests. Yet administrators, researchers, and teacher educators emphasize the latter to the detriment of education. New research and training emphases, greater public awareness, and a resultant…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, Diagnostic Tests
