Student-Centered Classroom Assessment

Guiding Principles For Classroom Assessment -- Understanding The Critical Roles Of Assessment -- Specifying Achievement Targets -- Understanding The Assessment Alternatives -- Facing The Barriers To Quality Assessment -- Selected Response Assessment: Flexible And Efficient -- Essay Assessment: Vast Untapped Potential -- Performance Assessment: Rich With Possibilities -- Personal Communication: Another Window To Student Achievement -- Assessing Reasoning Proficiency -- Performance Assessment Of Skill And Product Targets -- Assessing Student Dispositions -- Classroom Perspectives On Standardized Testing -- Understanding Our Communication Challenge -- Developing Sound Report Card Grading Practices -- The Role Of Portfolios In The Communication Process -- Reports And Conferences That Highlight Achievement. Richard J. Stiggins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 509-511) And Index.