Stiggins assessment literacy pdf

We can provide them with the assessment tools and technologies needed to. A reconceptualization, teaching and teacher education, 2016, 58, 149crossref. Both assessment of learning and assessment for learn i n g a r e essential. The assessment literacy standards serve to enhance and enrich michigan schools and districts efforts to implement the improvement frameworks. Assessment as, for and of 21st century learning david gibson, curtin university, australia mary webb, kings college london assessment is of major importance for most education systems and consumes much educational resource. Many principals and teachers have not been given the opportunity to develop the assessment literacy needed to fulfill their assessment responsibilities in standardsdriven schools. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Reconceptualising the role of teachers as assessors. Rick stiggins founder and executive director of the pearson assessment training institute. We know what teachers need to know and understand to assess effectively day to day or year to year. Assessment at a tipping point the current state of affairs is clear. Assessment basics professional development classroom tips. The role of professional associations, academic institutions, and commercial organizations in developing assessment literacy is considered, as well as the contribution of published material and other types of training resources. Speaking from more than 40 years of experience in the fieldand speaking for all learners who hope to succeed, the teachers who want them to succeed, and the local school.

Classroom assessment practices and teachersselfperceived. Grading and standardized testing are two important components of classroom. A twostage pilot test of the instrument was conducted with. In order to teach science well, science teachers need to know what to focus on in order to ensure their assessment of student learning is meaningful and useful for the students on going learning and development. A look at the level of assessment literacy of high school. To increase assessment literacy, the michigan assessment consortium mac spearheaded the development of assessment literacy standards by michigan educators and national experts.

Assessment literacy can be defined as the solid and sound educational assessment knowledge and skills. For the past 20 years, she has written books and developed workshops focused on classroom assessment literacy, presenting both nationally and internationally. But one is currently in place, and the other is not. This userfriendly, practical book is full of realworld examples of what assessment for learning looks like in todays classrooms. Doing it rightusing it well 2006, and understanding school assessment a parent and community guide to helping. Below are the key fi ndings of this research together with suggestions for how teachers can help make student self assessment practices more effective and. Rick stiggins is the retired founder and president of the assessment training institute in portland, oregon, a professional development firm helping educators face the challenges of daytoday classroom assessment in the context of truly balanced assessment systems. Improve assessment literacy outside of schools too rick. Wiliam 2003 discuss in some detail the ups and downs of formative assessment during the 1970s through the late 1980s. Is assessment literacy merely a fashionablefocus for todays professional developers or, in contrast, should it be regarded as a signif. The term is derived from the generic assessment literacy concept which refers to the knowledge and skills required for performing assessment.

Sound assessments arise from and serve clear purposes, reflect clear and appropriate achievement targets, rely on proper methods, sample student achievement appropriately, and control for sources of bias and. According to the standards for teacher competence in the educational assessment of students. This is rick stiggins assessment literacy michigan assessment consortium by jason odonnell on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. Because of the key role assessment plays in teaching and learning science, it is important that science teachers understand and use high quality assessment processes. Assessment literacy standards for students and their families. Teachers should be able to revise and improve teachermade tests based on test statistics and item analysis carey, 1994. The foundation of good teaching rick stiggins my focus is on a very specific component of teacher competence. I ve written extensively about these aws and offered an alternative vision of our collective assessment future in revolutionize assessment stiggins, 2014.

Assessment literacy standards michigan assessment consortium. Candidates from each year of the program completed a survey pertaining to selfdescribed level of assessment literacy, main purposes of assessment, utilization of different assessment methods. In the perfect assessment system, rick stiggins calls for the groundup redevelopment of assessment in u. The following organizations contributed to the refinement of the assessment literacy stan.

Extensive research conducted around the world shows that by consistently applying the principles of assessment for learning, we can produce impressive gains in student achievement, especially. Eric ej514726 assessment literacy for the 21st century. Assessment literacy in student involved classroom assessment, richard stiggins 2001 engages in a particularly useful discussion about the match between assessment method and assessment targets. Webb wisconsin center for education research university of wisconsin madison a paper presented at the american educational research association annual meeting in new orleans, louisiana april 15, 2002. Photospin december 2008 285 rick stiggins is founder and executive director of the ets assessment training i nstitute, portland, oregon. The ali was designed to parallel existing standards for teacher competence in the educational assessment of students. Classroom assessment literacy we define classroom assessment literacy as the knowledge and skills needed to do two things. A framework for examining assessment literacy of preservice teachers lim hooi lian, wun thiam yew. Assessment literacy for policy makers, parents, and community. Assessment literacy for the 21st century by stiggins.

Assessment literacy al, traditionally defined as a basic understanding of educational assessment and related skills to apply such knowledge to various measures of student achievement stiggins, 1991a, is increasingly being recognized as an integral part of teacher professionalism abell and siegel, 2011, brookhart, 2002, engelsen and smith, 2014, schafer, 1993, stiggins, 1995. The latest information for the education practitioner. Chappuis is author of seven strategies of assessment for learning 2009, learning team facilitator handbook 2007, and coauthor of creating and recognizing quality rubrics 2006, classroom assessment for student learning. Effective instructional leadership requires assessment. Assessment for learning, the achievement gap, and truly effective schools rick stiggins ets assessment training institute portland, or a presentation at the educational testing service and college board conference, educational testing in america. Making the most of student self assessment ross 2006 has summarized the research on the reliability, validity and utility of self assessment.

Classroom assessment literacy for l2 writing teachers. Effective instructional leadership requires assessment leadership. Experienced middle school science teachers assessment. Assessment for learningformative assessment page i.

He notes that educators with assessment literacy know what they assess, why they. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Assessment literacy in a standardsbased urban education. Richard stiggins founded the pearson assessment training institute ati in 1992 to provide muchneeded professional development in assessment for teachers and school leaders. The principals role in dealing with this critical gap in professional capabilities is described. Rick stiggins founded the assessment training institute ati in 1992 to provide muchneeded professional development in assessment for teachers and school leaders. This study was further signified by the work of stiggins 2004 and popham 2011 where assessment and its classroom used for the improvement of learning were. Teacher and principal assessment literacy scholarworks.

Stiggins assessment development cycleppt free pdf ebook. Assessment literacy to support competency based education. They work in conjunction with school improvement systems to impact curricula, instruction, and assessment, furthering student learning and achievement. Informal assessments, used to direct instruction, are underdeveloped. Stiggins 1991 suggested that assessment literacy involved understanding how to pro duce good achievement data on both largescale and classroom tests, and the ability to interrogate and critique the tests or assessment approaches used and the data produced. Rick stiggins email protected com is the retired founder of the assessment training institute, now a division of pearson education. Sound assessments arise from and serve clear purposes, reflect clear and appropriate achievement targets, rely on proper methods, sample student achievement appropriately, and control for sources of bias and distortion. Speaking from more than 40 years of experience in the fieldand speaking for all learners who hope to succeed, the teachers who want them to succeed, and the local school leaders whose aspirations for success have been. Language assessment literacy encompasses not only familiarity with tools and procedures for evaluating students language abilities, but additional. Levels of classroom assessment literacy of primary school teachers the findings revealed that, overall, the minimum total score of classroom assessment literacy of primary school teachers was equal to 7 points, while the maximum score was 22 points, out of the total score of 35 points, with a mean score of 17. The educator analyzes an actionable instructional plan to identity how assessment literacy competencies should be applied to strengthen the connection between teaching and learning. He discusses the four main types of assessment methods. Purposeful assessment practices help teachers and students understand where they have been, where they are, and where they might go next.

The standards, endorsed by the michigan state board of education in 2016, provide a common framework to assist k12 educators, students, families, and policymakers in becoming more knowledgeable about assessment. I zero in on this component because of its immense power. Assessment literacy in a standardsbased urban education setting. Written by rick stiggins, assessment training institute, in consultation with the team representing the united states at the ets assessment training institutes international conference. Assessment literacy al, traditionally defined as a basic understanding of educational assessment and related skills stiggins, 1991, is increasingly recognized as an integral part of teacher expertise popham, 2009. In the years since scrivens identification and blooms extension of summative and formative assessment types. Classroom assessment for student learning, 2e is a combination textbook and workbook grounded in research shown to increase student motivation and learning through improved classroom assessment. For any assessment to truly serve its purpose, teachers must be able to interpret and apply the data to help their. The absence of assessment for learning if we wish to maximize student achievement in the u.

Pdf a framework for examining assessment literacy of. Assessment through the students eyes educational leadership. Rick stiggins assessment literacy michigan assessment. The themes were i impact of teachers assessment knowledge and beliefs on practices and outcomes, ii impact of training and teacher education program on assessment literacy, and iii impact. Both assessment of learning and assessment for learning are essential. According to stiggins 1999, the effectiveness of teaching methods used in. Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning. Purposeful assessment drives instruction and affects learning. Assessment literacy in a standardsbased urban education setting norman l.

Improve assessment literacy outside of schools too. Assessment illiterates do not understand how to produce highquality achievement data and do not evaluate critically the data they use. Ati was founded in 1992 by rick stiggins to help classroom teachers develop skills needed to gather accurate information about student achievement and to use the assessment process and its results effectively to improve achievement. The turn of the twentyfirst century has witnessed a phenomenal increase in the testing and assessment responsibilities placed upon language teachers fulcher 2012, p. He is the author of revolutionize assessment corwin, 2014. Assessment literates know how to meet specific standards of quality. About the pearson assessment training institute the assessment training institute. Assessment for learning turns daytoday assessment into a teaching and learning process that enhances instead of merely monitoring student learning.

The information literacy instruction assessment cycle megan oakleaf information literacy instruction on student learning and development. Teachers should be able to revise and improve teachermade tests based on test. Ati can help assessment users at all levels learn how to a create highquality assessments, and b use them in the service of student success. According to stiggins, arter, chappuis, and chappuis. Rick stiggins improve assessment literacy outside of schools too. Most states require no explicit training in assessment as part of teacher certification. State assessments, achievement gaps, national policy and innovations. One of the early uses of the term assessment literacy was by rick stiggins in a 1991 article in.

If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Since then, several important assessment related developments have unfolded that bear on the evolution of our collective assessment literacy. New technologies can be harnessed to enable assessment in many different ways. Written by rick stiggins, assessment training institute, in consultation with the team representing the united states at the ets assessment training. Assessment literacy standards for students and their families, teachers, administrators, and policymakers will serve as the foundation from which the field comes to understand what assessment literacy means and the role and purpose of comprehensive, balanced, quality assessment systems. The principals leadership role in assessment richard j. To add to the discussion of this construct, the article focuses on the specific language assessment literacy for language teachers and proposes a core list of. When people think about assessment quality, they often focus on. Stiggins defined assessment literacy as comprising two skills. In recent years, increasing numbers of professional development programs have dealt with assessment literacy for teachers andor administrators. Redefining excellence in assessment page 2 rick stiggins educational testing service portland oregon reliable assessment in the world that has a counterproductive impact on the learning or on students cannot be regarded as a highquality assessment. Evaluating classroom assessment training in teacher.

If assessment is, at least in part, the process of gathering information about student achievement to inform instructional decisions, then the key starting questions for any assessment are, what decisions, whos. Assessment for learning, the achievement gap, and truly. A study of classroom assessment literacy of primary school. Method components assessment literacy defined assessment literacy is the possession of knowledge about the basic principles of sound assessment practice. Stiggins 1991 into his two key questions of assessment literacy. What does this assessment tell students about the achievement outcomes we. Pdf 1assessment literacy and students academic achievement. Promoting sound assessment in every classroom, portland or, september 2005. Without question, our greatest challenge has been the dishearteningly dif cult work of convincing school leaders to allocate resources for developing assessment literacy.