Revolutionize Assessment

Download or read book Revolutionize Assessment written by Rick Stiggins and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confront the emerging assessment crisis in American education Rick Stiggins details profound changes in the mission of our schools that requires a bold new vision of excellence in assessment. He combines decades of experience with international research to define a vision that uses assessment to supercharge student learning, not merely measure it. This book: Analyzes the motivational psychology of being evaluated in the classroom from the student’s perspective Offers strategies for engaging students in self-assessment in ways that maximize their engagement and confidences as they learn Details the long-missing conditions of classroom assessment literacy that must be in place in local schools