Stiggins And Chappuis And Their Beliefs

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Beliefs About Assessment According to Stiggins and Chappuis, assessment is a system of harvesting data of student learning (2012). The information gathered guides educative decisions; it provides a tangible measurement of subject mastery. In their book An Introduction for Student-involved Assessment, Stiggins and Chappuis offer two essential components to valid and useful assessment (2012). First, student performance data must be accurate. In addition, results must benefit students by stimulating desire to learn and maintaining achievement levels. There are four keys that are paramount to quality assessments: purpose, targets, design, and communication (Stiggins & Chappuis, 2012). Educators must define a clear purpose before any evaluation. …show more content…

Reviewing the learning objectives for the covered material helps the developer determine the best testing method. Depending on the content area, it may prove beneficial to include a student self-assessment step. It is important to report results in a timely manner. Reporting may be mean sharing with the students, administration, colleagues, or parents. Regardless, careful communication of results are important. After all parties receive results, objectives can be re-examined to determine the next step. The best type of assessments incorporate multiple methods. In the words of Stiggins and Chappuis, “no single method can serve all of our assessment needs at all grade levels. We must learn to use all available methods” (2012, p. 87). The type of questions included on a test must reflect the target grade level. Unit objectives provide an excellent guide for assessment content. When creating an assessment, I also consider testing and grading time. I try to find the most efficient method for evaluating …show more content…

I think that they are used in appropriate circumstances, but overemphasis on these types of tests can be a serious problem. Like other statistics, schools manipulate test results for recruiting purposes. For example, a local school boasts national academic rankings in the top 15%. Upon further review, I found that eighth grade scored in the 85 percentile in one subject. Although the scores were impressive in other subjects as well, the others were lower. If results are used properly, standardized tests can provide valuable information; if the results are skewed or manipulated, they can be

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