Rick Stiggins founded the Assessment Training Institute (ATI) in 1992 to provide much-needed professional development in assessment for teachers and school leaders. ATI joined the ETS family in 2006. This union permits the ETS team to offer a unique program of balanced assessment services: large-scale accountability testing, interim benchmark assessment for program planning, and classroom assessments that support day-to-day learning. ETS can help assessment users at all levels learn how to (a) create high-quality assessments, and (b) use them in the service of student success.
The most unique feature of the ETS assessment philosophy remains our advocacy of and professional development in “assessment FOR learning”; that is, the use of student-involved classroom assessment, record keeping and communication to promote success for all students. The ETS programs, materials and services in classroom assessment for student learning are specifically designed to draw teachers and administrators into local learning teams to master principles of balanced assessment and assessment FOR learning.
Rick is the author of numerous books, articles, and papers on assessment practices in the classroom and its impact on students and student success.
Books
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Stiggins, R.J., Arter, J., Chappuis, J., & Chappuis, S. (2005). Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right-Using It Well.
The most recent of Rick’s books presents the fourth generation of his vision as a professional learning guide for teachers
Read the Table of Contents from Classroom Assessment for Student Learning
Read Chapter One from Classroom Assessment for Student Learning
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Chappuis, S., Stiggins, R.J., Arter, J., & Chappuis, J. (2005). Assessment FOR Learning: An Action Guide for School Leaders, 2nd ed.
This book presents a vision of excellence in assessment in terms relevant to state, district, and school leaders.
Videos
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New Mission, New Beliefs: Assessment FOR Learning
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Assessment for Student Motivation
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Evaluating Assessment Quality: Hands-On Practice (Presented along with Judy Arter)
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Assessing Reasoning in the Classroom
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Commonsense Paper and Pencil Assessments
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Report Card Grading: Strategies and Solutions
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Student-Involved Conferences (Presented along with Anne Davies)
