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Archives for May 2020

Professional Development Materials and Programs

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins 2 Comments

Currently available professional development programs that can help practitioners learn to use classroom assessment FOR student learning.

Filed Under: Formative Assessment Interview, Videos

Need for Further Research on Formative Assessment

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick asserts that we know what we need to know about sound formative practices and their potential for positive impact on student success to move to implementation. But the foundation of success in doing so will be a strong foundation of assessment literacy.

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Bringing Parents and Communities on Board

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick directs that local school district leaders show parents what 21st Century classroom assessment practices look like and reveal to them the research evidence of positive impacts on student learning success and academic self-efficacy.

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Policy Makers, Please Listen and Learn

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

To set and implement strong assessment policies, one must bring a strong foundation of assessment literacy to the process, or a clear understanding of principles of sound assessment practices.

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How to Get Started

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins 1 Comment

The very best starting place, Rick contends, is for teachers and local school leaders to engage in a high-quality professional development program in formative classroom assessment. He urges them to become assessment literate in those terms.

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Support All Student, Especially the Most Vulnerable

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick focuses on the concept of academic self-efficacy or extent to which students feel in control of their own academic well-being. He details how principles of “assessment FOR learning” or formative assessment can strengthen a student’s sense of efficacy.

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Important New Role for Students

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick addresses the emotional dynamics of the assessment experience from the student’s point of view. Those dynamics reveal that learners benefit from partnering with their teacher in ongoing formative assessment as they grow.

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Realizing the Full Potential of Formative Assessment

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick describes how to use formative assessment practices effectively in the classroom, detailing 5 keys to quality and highlighting the importance of student involvement in the ongoing assessment of their own achievement as they grow.

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Growing Students versus Ranking Them

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rapid changes in our society necessitate that schools produce students capable of adapting the rapid changes in their professional and personal lives; they must be capable lifelong learners.

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Balancing Assessment Systems

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick outlines the elements of truly balanced local assessment systems; that is, systems that meet the information needs of all assessment users/instructional decision makers from the classroom to the boardroom.

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Comparing Formative and Summative Assessment

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Both applications serve important purposes, but those purposes are different. One seeks to help students learn more while the other serves to certify level of attainment.

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Research On Formative Assessment

May 6, 2020 by Rick Stiggins Leave a Comment

Rick begins the video series with brief definitions of assessment in general and formative assessment in particular; that is, the use of classroom assessment practices to support student learning success.

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