The perfect assessment system / Rick Stiggins.

By: Stiggins, Richard J [author.].
Contributor(s): Gale (Firm).
Series: Gale eBooks.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 120 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781416623830.Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements -- United States | Motivation in education -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Perfect assessment system.DDC classification: 371.26 Online resources: Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access
Contents:
1. Confronting Our Assessment Crisis: It's Time to Start Over -- 2. A New School Mission Brings New Assessment Demands -- 3. Overview of the Perfect Assessment Culture and System -- 4. Assessments That Serve All Users and Uses -- 5. Start with Clear and Appropriate Learning Targets -- 6. High-Quality Assessments Are Required Throughout the System -- 7. Effective Communication of Assessment Results -- 8. Using Assessment to Motivate All Students -- 9. The Costs and Benefi ts of Perfection -- Appendix: Resources for the Development of Assessment Literacy.
Summary: This book calls for the ground-up redevelopment of assessment in U.S. education. It maps out the adjustments in practice and culture necessary to generate both accurate accountability data and the specific evidence of individual mastery that will support sound instructional decision making and better learning in the classroom.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Confronting Our Assessment Crisis: It's Time to Start Over -- 2. A New School Mission Brings New Assessment Demands -- 3. Overview of the Perfect Assessment Culture and System -- 4. Assessments That Serve All Users and Uses -- 5. Start with Clear and Appropriate Learning Targets -- 6. High-Quality Assessments Are Required Throughout the System -- 7. Effective Communication of Assessment Results -- 8. Using Assessment to Motivate All Students -- 9. The Costs and Benefi ts of Perfection -- Appendix: Resources for the Development of Assessment Literacy.

This book calls for the ground-up redevelopment of assessment in U.S. education. It maps out the adjustments in practice and culture necessary to generate both accurate accountability data and the specific evidence of individual mastery that will support sound instructional decision making and better learning in the classroom.

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