From Formative Assessment to Assessment For Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools
Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Phi Delta Kappan (2004)URL:
http://www.assessmentinst.com/forms/FromFormat_k0512sti.pdfAbstract:
We have inherited an assessment legacy that has actually prevented us from tapping the full power of assessment for school improvement, says Rick Stiggins in this Phi Delta KAPPAN article (September 2004). Stiggins offers a new vision of assessment that has the potential of bringing about substantive gains in student achievement. "If we wish to create a different reality and tap the full potential of assessment as our ally in improving student learning...we must strike a balance between standardized tests OF learning and classroom assessment FOR learning." (100k PDF file) Stiggins is the founder of Assessment Training Institute, Inc. See more Institute articles at: http://snipurl.com/ATIresources
Stiggins, R. (2004): From formative assessment to assessment for learning: A path to success in standards-based schools. Phi delta kappan, Vol. 87, No. 04, December 2005, pp. 324-328. Retrieved from the Assessment Training Institute 4 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.assessmentinst.com/forms/FromFormat_k0512sti.pdf
