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      <P><STRONG><FONT size=3D+1>Assessment Crisis: The Absence Of =
Assessment=20
      <EM>FOR</EM> Learning</FONT></STRONG></P>
      <P>&nbsp;</P>
      <P><EM><STRONG>If we wish to maximize student achievement in the =
U.S., we=20
      must pay far greater attention to the improvement of classroom =
assessment,=20
      Mr. Stiggins warns. Both assessment of learning and assessment for =

      learning are essential. But one is currently in place, and the =
other is=20
      not.</STRONG></EM></P>
      <P><STRONG>By Richard J. Stiggins</STRONG> =
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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        <P><FONT size=3D-1>A real voyage of discovery consists not of =
seeking new=20
        landscapes but of seeing through new eyes.</FONT></P>
        <P align=3Dright><FONT size=3D-1>-- Marcel Proust</FONT>=20
  </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>IF WE ARE finally to connect assessment to school improvement in =
meaningful=20
ways, we must come to see assessment through new eyes. Our failure to =
find a=20
potent connection has resulted in a deep and intensifying crisis in =
assessment=20
in American education. Few elected officials are aware of this crisis, =
and=20
almost no school officials know how to address it. Our current =
assessment=20
systems are harming huge numbers of students for reasons that few =
understand.=20
And that harm arises directly from our failure to balance our use of=20
standardized tests and classroom assessments in the service of school=20
improvement. When it comes to assessment, we have been trying to find =
answers to=20
the wrong questions.</P>
<P>Politicians routinely ask, How can we use assessment as the basis for =
doling=20
out rewards and punishments to increase teacher and student effort? They =
want to=20
know how we can intensify the intimidation associated with annual =
testing so as=20
to force greater achievement. How we answer these questions will =
certainly=20
affect schools. But that impact will not always be positive. Moreover,=20
politicians who ask such questions typically look past a far more =
important pair=20
of prior questions: How can we use assessment to help all our students=20
<EM>want</EM> to learn? How can we help them feel <EM>able</EM> to =
learn?=20
Without answers to these questions, there will be no school improvement. =
I=20
explain why below.</P>
<P>School administrators in federal, state, and local education agencies =

contribute to our increasingly damaging assessment crisis when they =
merely bow=20
to politicians' beliefs and focus unwaveringly on the question of how to =
make=20
our test scores go up. To be sure, accountability for student learning =
is=20
important. I am not opposed to high-stakes testing to verify school =
quality --=20
as long as the tests are of sound quality.<A name=3D1a></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#1">1</A> However, our =
concern=20
for test scores must be preceded by a consideration of more fundamental=20
questions: Are our current approaches to assessment improving student =
learning?=20
Might other approaches to assessment have a greater impact? Can we =
design state=20
and district assessment systems that have the effect of helping our =
students=20
want to learn and feel able to learn?</P>
<P>Furthermore, the measurement community, of which I am a member, also =
has=20
missed an essential point. For decades, our priorities have manifested =
the=20
belief that our job is to discover ever more sophisticated and efficient =
ways of=20
generating valid and reliable test scores. Again, to be sure, accurate =
scores=20
are essential. But there remains an unasked prior question: How can we =
maximize=20
the positive impact of our scores on learners? Put another way, How can =
we be=20
sure that our assessment instruments, procedures, and scores serve to =
help=20
learners want to learn and feel able to learn?</P>
<P>We are a nation obsessed with the belief that the path to school =
improvement=20
is paved with better, more frequent, and more intense standardized =
testing. The=20
problem is that such tests, ostensibly developed to "leave no student =
behind,"=20
are in fact causing major segments of our student population to be left =
behind=20
because the tests cause many to give up in hopelessness -- just the =
opposite=20
effect from that which politicians intended.</P>
<P>Student achievement suffers because these once-a-year tests are =
incapable of=20
providing teachers with the moment-to-moment and day-to-day information =
about=20
student achievement that they need to make crucial instructional =
decisions.=20
Teachers must rely on classroom assessment to do this. The problem is =
that=20
teachers are unable to gather or effectively use dependable information =
on=20
student achievement each day because of the drain of resources for =
excessive=20
standardized testing. There are no resources left to train teachers to =
create=20
and conduct appropriate classroom assessments. For the same reasons, =
district=20
and building administrators have not been trained to build assessment =
systems=20
that balance standardized tests and classroom assessments. As a direct =
result of=20
these chronic, long-standing problems, our classroom, building, =
district, state,=20
and national assessment systems remain in constant crisis, and students =
suffer=20
the consequences. All school practitioners know this, yet almost no =
politicians=20
do.</P>
<P>We know how to build healthy assessment environments that can meet =
the=20
information needs of all instructional decision makers, help students =
want to=20
learn and feel able to learn, and thus support unprecedented increases =
in=20
student achievement. But to achieve this goal, we must put in place the=20
mechanisms that will make healthy assessment possible. Creating those =
mechanisms=20
will require that we begin to see assessment through new eyes. The =
well-being of=20
our students depends on our willingness to do so.</P>
<P><STRONG>The Evolution of Our Vision of Excellence in =
Assessment</STRONG></P>
<P>The evolution of assessment in the United States over the past five =
decades=20
has led to the strongly held view that school improvement =
requires:<BR></P>
<DIR>
<LI>the articulation of higher achievement <EM>standards</EM>,=20
<LI>the transformation of those expectations into rigorous =
<EM>assessments</EM>,=20
and=20
<LI>the expectation of <EM>accountability</EM> on the part of educators =
for=20
student achievement, as reflected in test scores. </LI></DIR>
<P>Standards frame accepted or valued definitions of academic success.=20
Accountability compels attention to these standards as educators plan =
and=20
deliver instruction in the classroom. Assessment provides the evidence =
of=20
success on the part of students, teachers, and the system.</P>
<P>To maximize the energy devoted to school improvement, we have "raised =
the=20
bar" by setting world-class standards for student achievement, as =
opposed to=20
minimum competencies. To further intensify the impact of our standards =
and=20
assessments, policy makers often attach the promise of rewards for =
schools that=20
produce high scores and sanctions for schools that do not.</P>
<P>In this context, we rely on high-stakes assessments <EM>of =
learning</EM> to=20
inform our decisions about accountability. These tests tell us how much =
students=20
have learned, whether standards are being met, and whether educators =
have done=20
the job they were hired to do.</P>
<P>Such assessments of learning have been the norm throughout the U.S. =
for=20
decades. We began with standardized college admissions tests in the =
early=20
decades of the last century, and this use of testing continues =
essentially=20
unchanged today. But these tests are not used merely for college =
admission. For=20
decades, we have ranked states according to average SAT scores.</P>
<P>Meanwhile, in response to demands for accountability in public =
schools in the=20
1960s, we launched districtwide standardized testing programs that also =
remain=20
in place today. In the 1970s, we began the broad implementation of =
statewide=20
testing programs, and these programs have spread throughout the land. =
Also in=20
the 1970s and extending into the 1980s, we added a national assessment =
program=20
that continues to this day. During the 1990s, we became deeply involved =
and=20
invested in international assessment programs. Across the nation, across =
the=20
various levels of schooling, and over the decades, we have invested =
billions of=20
dollars to ensure the accuracy of the scores on these assessments of =
learning.=20
Now in 2002, President Bush has signed a school reform measure that =
requires=20
standardized testing of every pupil in the U.S. in mathematics and =
reading every=20
year in grades 3 through 8, once again revealing our faith in assessment =
as a=20
tool for school improvement.</P>
<P>In the context of school improvement, we have seen assessment merely =
as an=20
index of the success of our efforts. It is testimony to our societal =
belief in=20
the power of standardized tests that we would permit so many levels of =
testing=20
to remain in place, all at the same time and at very high cost. Clearly, =
over=20
the decades, we have believed that by checking achievement status and =
reporting=20
the results to the public we can apply the pressure needed to intensify =
-- and=20
thus speed -- school improvement. At the same time, we have believed =
that=20
providing policy makers and practicing educators with test results can =
inform=20
the critically important school improvement decisions that are made at =
district,=20
state, and federal levels.</P>
<P><STRONG>The Flaw in the Vision</STRONG></P>
<P>The assessment environment described above is a direct manifestation =
of a set=20
of societal beliefs about what role assessment ought to play in American =

schools. Over the decades, we have succeeded in carrying these beliefs =
to=20
unfortunate extremes.</P>
<P>For example, we have believed that assessment should serve two =
purposes:=20
inform decisions and motivate learning. With respect to the former, we =
have=20
built our assessment systems around the belief that the most important =
decisions=20
are made by those program planners and policy makers whose actions =
affect the=20
broadest range of classrooms and students. The broader the reach of the =
decision=20
makers (across an entire school district or state), the more weight we =
have=20
given to meeting their information needs first. This is the foundation =
of our=20
strong belief in the power of standardized tests. These are the tests =
that=20
provide comparable data that can be aggregated across schools, =
districts, and=20
states to inform far-reaching programmatic decisions.</P>
<P>With respect to the use of assessment to motivate, we all grew up in=20
classrooms in which our teachers believed that the way to maximize =
learning was=20
to maximize anxiety, and assessment has always been the great =
intimidator.=20
Because of their own very successful experiences in ascending to =
positions of=20
leadership and authority, most policy makers and school leaders share =
the world=20
view that, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." They =
learned that=20
the way to succeed when confronted with a tougher challenge is to =
redouble your=20
efforts -- work harder and work smarter. If you do so, you win. And so, =
they=20
contend, the way to cause students to learn more -- and thus the way to =
improve=20
schools -- is to confront them with a tougher challenge. This will cause =
them to=20
redouble their efforts, they will learn more, their test scores will go =
up, and=20
the schools will become more effective. We can motivate students to =
greater=20
effort, they believe, by "setting higher academic standards," "raising =
the bar,"=20
and implementing more high-stakes testing. This is the foundation of our =
belief=20
in the power of accountability-oriented standardized tests to drive =
school=20
improvement.</P>
<P>In point of fact, when some students are confronted with the tougher=20
challenge of high-stakes testing, they do redouble their efforts, and =
they do=20
learn more than they would have without the added incentive. Please =
note,=20
however, that I said this is true for "some students."</P>
<P>Another huge segment of our student population, when confronted with =
an even=20
tougher challenge than the one that it has already been failing at, will =
not=20
redouble its efforts -- a point that most people are missing. These =
students=20
will see both the new high standards and the demand for higher test =
scores as=20
unattainable for them, and they will <EM>give up in =
hopelessness</EM>.</P>
<P>Many political and school leaders have never experienced the painful, =

embarrassing, and discouraging trauma of chronic and public academic =
failure. As=20
a result, they have no way of anticipating or understanding how their=20
high-stakes testing program, whether local or statewide, could lead to =
even=20
greater failure for large numbers of students. But tapping the =
intimidation=20
power of standardized tests for public accountability has an effect on =
the=20
success of this segment of the student population that is exactly the =
opposite=20
of what we intend.</P>
<P>Thus it is folly to build our assessment environments on the =
assumption that=20
standardized testing will have the same effect on all students. It will =
not.=20
Some students approach the tests with a strong personal academic history =
and an=20
expectation of success. Others approach them with a personal history and =

expectation of very painful failure. Some come to slay the dragon, while =
others=20
expect to be devoured by it. As a result, high-stakes assessment will =
enhance=20
the learning of some while discouraging others and causing them to give =
up. Yet,=20
as they attempt to weave assessment into the school improvement =
equation,=20
federal, state, and local policy makers seem unable to understand or to=20
accommodate this difference.</P>
<P><STRONG>A More Powerful Vision</STRONG></P>
<P>There is another way in which assessment can contribute to the =
development of=20
effective schools that has been largely ignored in the evolution of the=20
standards, assessment, and accountability movement described above. We =
can also=20
use assessments <EM>for learning</EM>.<A name=3D2a></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#2">2</A> If =
assessments <EM>of=20
learning</EM> provide evidence of achievement for public reporting, then =

assessments <EM>for learning</EM> serve to help students learn more. The =
crucial=20
distinction is between assessment to determine the status of learning =
and=20
assessment to promote greater learning.</P>
<P>Assessments <EM>of </EM>and <EM>for</EM> learning are both important. =
Since=20
we in the U.S. already have many assessments <EM>of</EM> learning in =
place, if=20
we are to balance the two, we must make a much stronger investment in =
assessment=20
<EM>for</EM> learning. We can realize unprecedented gains in achievement =
if we=20
turn the current day-to-day classroom assessment process into a more =
powerful=20
tool for learning. We know that schools will be held accountable for =
raising=20
test scores. Now we must provide teachers with the assessment tools =
needed to do=20
the job.</P>
<P>It is tempting to equate the idea of assessment <EM>for learning</EM> =
with=20
our more common term, "formative assessment." But they are not the same. =

Assessment <EM>for learning</EM> is about far more than testing more =
frequently=20
or providing teachers with evidence so that they can revise instruction, =

although these steps are part of it. In addition, we now understand that =

assessment <EM>for learning</EM> must involve students in the =
process.</P>
<P>When they assess <EM>for learning</EM>, teachers use the classroom =
assessment=20
process and the continuous flow of information about student achievement =
that it=20
provides in order to advance, not merely check on, student learning. =
They do=20
this by:<BR></P>
<UL>
  <LI>understanding and articulating <EM>in advance of teaching</EM> the =

  achievement targets that their students are to hit;=20
  <LI>informing their students about those learning goals, <EM>in terms =
that=20
  students understand</EM>, from the very beginning of the teaching and =
learning=20
  process;=20
  <LI>becoming assessment literate and thus able to transform their =
expectations=20
  into assessment exercises and scoring procedures that <EM>accurately =
reflect=20
  student achievement</EM>;=20
  <LI>using classroom assessments to <EM>build students' confidence</EM> =
in=20
  themselves as learners and help them take responsibility for their own =

  learning, so as to lay a foundation for lifelong learning;=20
  <LI>translating classroom assessment results into frequent =
<EM>descriptive=20
  feedback </EM>(versus judgmental feedback) for students, providing =
them with=20
  specific insights as to how to improve;=20
  <LI>continuously <EM>adjusting instruction</EM> based on the results =
of=20
  classroom assessments;=20
  <LI>engaging students in <EM>regular self-assessment</EM>, with =
standards held=20
  constant so that students can watch themselves grow over time and thus =
feel in=20
  charge of their own success; and=20
  <LI>actively involving students in <EM>communicating</EM> with their =
teacher=20
  and their families about their achievement status and improvement. =
</LI></UL>
<P>In short, the effect of assessment <EM>for learning</EM>, as it plays =
out in=20
the classroom, is that students keep learning and remain confident that =
they can=20
continue to learn at productive levels if they keep trying to learn. In =
other=20
words, students don't give up in frustration or hopelessness.</P>
<P><STRONG>Are Teachers Ready?</STRONG></P>
<P>Few teachers are prepared to face the challenges of classroom =
assessment=20
because they have not been given the opportunity to learn to do so. It =
is=20
currently the case that only about a dozen states explicitly require =
competence=20
in assessment as a condition to be licensed to teach. Moreover, there is =
no=20
licensing examination in place at the state or federal level in the U.S. =
that=20
verifies competence in assessment. Thus teacher preparation programs =
have taken=20
little note of competence in assessment, and the vast majority of =
programs fail=20
to provide the assessment literacy required to enable teachers to engage =
in=20
assessment <EM>for learning</EM>. It has been so for decades.</P>
<P>Furthermore, lest we believe that teachers can turn to their =
principals for=20
help, it is currently the case that almost no states require competence =
in=20
assessment as a condition to be licensed as a principal or school =
administrator=20
at any level. Consequently, assessment training is almost nonexistent in =

administrator training programs. It has been so for decades.</P>
<P>Thus we remain a national faculty that is unschooled in the =
principles of=20
sound assessment -- whether assessment <EM>of</EM> or <EM>for</EM> =
learning.=20
This fact has been a matter of record for decades. To date, as a nation, =
we have=20
invested almost nothing in assessment <EM>for learning</EM>. Teachers =
rarely=20
have the opportunity to learn how to use assessment as a teaching and =
learning=20
tool. And our vigorous efforts to assess learning through our various =
layers of=20
standardized tests cannot overcome the effects of this reality.</P>
<P>As a result of this state of affairs, we face the danger that student =

progress may be mismeasured, day to day, in classrooms across the =
nation. That=20
means that all the critically important day-to-day instructional =
decisions made=20
by students, teachers, and parents may be based on misinformation about =
student=20
success. The result is the misdiagnosis of student needs, students'=20
misunderstanding of their own ability to learn, miscommunication to =
parents and=20
others about student progress, and virtually no effective assessment =
<EM>for=20
learning</EM> in classrooms. The extremely harmful consequences for =
student=20
learning are obvious.</P>
<P><STRONG>Relevant Position Statements</STRONG></P>
<P>The dire consequences of this assessment crisis and the urgent need =
for=20
action have not gone unnoticed. For example, during the 1990s, virtually =
every=20
professional association that had anything to do with teaching adopted =
standards=20
of professional competence for teachers that include an assessment =
component.<A=20
name=3D3a></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#3">3</A> This=20
group included the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National =
Education=20
Association (NEA), the Council of Chief State School Officers, the =
National=20
Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the National Council on=20
Measurement in Education (NCME).</P>
<P>The documents that were issued included a collaborative statement of=20
assessment competencies for teachers developed by a joint committee =
representing=20
AFT, NEA, and NCME.<A name=3D4a></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#4">4</A> In addition =
to other=20
standards, this joint statement expects teachers to be trained to choose =
and=20
develop proper assessment methods; to administer, score, and interpret=20
assessment results; to connect those results to specific decisions; to =
assign=20
grades appropriately; and to communicate effectively about student =
achievement.=20
It is troubling to realize that these standards are more than a decade =
old and=20
still have had little impact on the preparation of teachers and=20
administrators.</P>
<P>In its 2001 report, the Committee on the Foundations of Assessment of =
the=20
National Research Council advanced recommendations for the development =
of=20
assessment in American schools that included the following:</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
  <P><EM><FONT size=3D-1>Recommendation 9: Instruction in how students =
learn and=20
  how learning can be assessed should be a major component of teacher =
preservice=20
  and professional development programs.</FONT></EM><FONT size=3D-1> =
This training=20
  should be linked to actual experience in classrooms in assessing and=20
  interpreting the development of student competence. To ensure that =
this=20
  occurs, state and national standards for teacher licensure and program =

  accreditation should include specific requirements focused on the =
proper=20
  integration of learning and assessment in teachers' educational=20
  experience.</FONT><A name=3D5a></A><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#5">5</A></FONT></P>
  <P><FONT size=3D-1>* * *</FONT></P>
  <P><EM><FONT size=3D-1>Recommendation 11: The balance of mandates and =
resources=20
  should be shifted from an emphasis on external forms of assessment to =
an=20
  increased emphasis on classroom formative assessment designed to =
assist=20
  learning.</FONT></EM><A name=3D6a></A><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#6">6</A></FONT></P></B=
LOCKQUOTE>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Similarly, the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment =
convened=20
by the American Association of School Administrators, the National =
Association=20
of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary =
School=20
Principals, the NEA, and the National Middle School Association included =
the=20
following in its list of nine requirements for state-mandated =
accountability=20
tests:</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
  <P><EM><FONT size=3D-1>Requirement 8: A state must ensure that =
educators receive=20
  professional development focused on how to optimize children's =
learning based=20
  on the results of instructionally supportive assessment.</FONT></EM><A =

  name=3D7a></A><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#7">7</A></FONT></P></B=
LOCKQUOTE>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>We understand what teachers need to know and the proficiencies that =
they need=20
to develop in order to be able to establish and maintain productive =
assessment=20
environments. The challenge we face is to provide the opportunity for =
teachers=20
to master those essential classroom assessment competencies. The depth =
of this=20
challenge becomes clear when we realize that we must provide =
opportunities both=20
for new teachers to gain these competencies before they enter the =
classroom and=20
for experienced teachers who had no chance to master them during their =
training=20
to gain them as well.</P>
<P><STRONG>Balancing Assessments <EM>of</EM> and <EM>for=20
</EM>Learning</STRONG></P>
<P>Therefore, our national assessment priority should be to make certain =
that=20
assessments both <EM>of</EM> and <EM>for</EM> learning are accurate in =
their=20
depiction of student achievement and are used to benefit students. Since =
our=20
standardized assessments <EM>of learning</EM> have been developed by=20
professionals and are currently in place, they are poised to detect any=20
improvements in the level or rate of student achievement.</P>
<P>But these tests provide information only once a year, and we must not =
delude=20
ourselves into believing that they can serve all assessment purposes. =
They can=20
reflect large-group increases or decreases in learning on an annual =
basis, and=20
they can serve as gatekeepers for high-stakes decisions. They cannot =
inform the=20
moment-to-moment, day-to-day, and week-to-week instructional decisions =
faced by=20
students and teachers seeking to manage the learning process as it =
unfolds. They=20
cannot diagnose student needs during learning, tell students what study =
tactics=20
are or are not working, or keep parents informed about how to support =
the work=20
of their children. These kinds of uses require assessments <EM>for=20
learning</EM>. The critical question for school improvement is, What =
would=20
happen to standardized test scores if we brought assessments <EM>for=20
learning</EM> online as a full partner in support of student learning? =
Several=20
published reviews of research reveal the startling and very encouraging=20
answer.</P>
<P>In 1984 Benjamin Bloom provided a summary of research comparing =
standard=20
whole-class instruction (the control condition) with two experimental=20
interventions, a mastery learning environment and one-on-one tutoring of =

individual students. One hallmark of both experimental conditions was =
the=20
extensive use of classroom assessment <EM>for learning</EM> as a key =
part of the=20
instructional process. The analyses revealed differences ranging from =
one to two=20
standard deviations in student achievement attributable to differences =
between=20
experimental and control conditions.<A name=3D8a></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#8">8</A></P>
<P>In their 1998 research review, Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam examined =
the=20
research literature on assessment worldwide, asking if improved =
formative (i.e.,=20
classroom) assessments yield higher student achievement as reflected in=20
summative assessments. If so, they asked, what kinds of improvements in=20
classroom assessment practice are likely to yield the greatest gains in=20
achievement?</P>
<P>Black and Wiliam uncovered and then synthesized more than 250 =
articles that=20
addressed these issues. Of these, several dozen directly addressed the =
question=20
of the impact on student learning with sufficient scientific rigor and=20
experimental control to permit firm conclusions. Upon pooling the =
information on=20
the estimated effects of improved formative assessment on summative test =
scores,=20
they reported unprecedented positive effects on student achievement. =
They=20
reported effect sizes of one-half to a full standard deviation. =
Furthermore,=20
Black and Wiliam reported that "improved formative assessment helps low=20
achievers more than other students and so reduces the range of =
achievement while=20
raising achievement overall."<A name=3D9a></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#9">9</A> This result =
has direct=20
implications for districts seeking to reduce achievement gaps between =
minorities=20
and other students. Hypothetically, if assessment <EM>for learning</EM>, =
as=20
described above, became standard practice only in classrooms of =
low-achieving,=20
low-socioeconomic-status students, the achievement gaps that trouble us =
so=20
deeply today would be erased. I know of no other school improvement =
innovation=20
that can claim effects of this nature or size.</P>
<P>To fully appreciate the magnitude of the effect sizes cited above, =
readers=20
need to understand that a gain of one standard deviation, applied to the =
middle=20
of the test score distribution on commonly used standardized achievement =
tests,=20
can yield average gains of more than 30 percentile points, two=20
grade-equivalents, or 100 points on the SAT scale. Black and Wiliam =
report that=20
gains of this magnitude, if applied to the most recent results of the =
Third=20
International Mathematics and Science Study, would have raised a nation =
in the=20
middle of the pack among the 42 participating countries (where the U.S. =
is=20
ranked) to the top five.</P>
<P>This research reveals that these achievement gains are maximized in =
contexts=20
where educators increase the accuracy of classroom assessments, provide =
students=20
with frequent informative feedback (versus infrequent judgmental =
feedback), and=20
involve students deeply in the classroom assessment, record keeping, and =

communication processes. In short, these gains are maximized where =
teachers=20
apply the principles of assessment <EM>for learning</EM>.</P>
<P>Black and Wiliam conclude their summary of self-assessment by =
students as=20
follows:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
  <P><FONT size=3D-1>Thus self-assessment by pupils, far from being a =
luxury, is=20
  in fact <EM>an essential component of formative assessment</EM>. When =
anyone=20
  is trying to learn, feedback about the effort has three elements: =
redefinition=20
  of the <EM>desired goal</EM>, evidence about <EM>present =
position</EM>, and=20
  some understanding of a <EM>way to close the gap between the two</EM>. =
All=20
  three must be understood to some degree by anyone before he or she can =
take=20
  action to improve learning.</FONT><A name=3D10a></A><FONT size=3D-1><A =

  href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#10">10</A> =
(Emphasis in=20
  original.)</FONT></P>
  <P>&nbsp;</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><STRONG>Anticipating the Benefits of Balance</STRONG></P>
<P>Students benefit from assessment <EM>for learning</EM> in several =
critical=20
ways. First, they become more confident learners because they get to =
watch=20
themselves succeeding. This success permits them to take the risk of =
continuing=20
to try to learn. The result is greater achievement for all students --=20
especially low achievers, which helps reduce the achievement gap between =

middle-class and low-socioeconomic-status students. Furthermore, =
students come=20
to understand what it means to be in charge of their own learning -- to =
monitor=20
their own success and make decisions that bring greater success. This is =
the=20
foundation of lifelong learning.</P>
<P>Teachers benefit because their students become more motivated to =
learn.=20
Furthermore, their instructional decisions are informed by more accurate =

information about student achievement. Teachers also benefit from the =
savings in=20
time that result from their ability to develop and use classroom =
assessments=20
more efficiently.</P>
<P>Parents benefit as well in seeing higher achievement and greater =
enthusiasm=20
for learning in their children. They also come to understand that their =
children=20
are learning to manage their own lifelong learning.</P>
<P>School administrators and instructional leaders benefit from the =
reality of=20
meeting accountability standards and from the public recognition of =
doing so.=20
Political officials benefit in the same way. When schools work more =
effectively,=20
both political leaders and school leaders are recognized as contributing =
to that=20
outcome.</P>
<P>In short, everyone wins. There are no losers. But the price that we =
must pay=20
to achieve such benefits is an investment in teachers and their =
classroom=20
assessment practices. We must initiate a program of professional =
development=20
specifically designed to give teachers the expertise they need to assess =
<EM>for=20
learning</EM>.</P>
<P><STRONG>An Action Plan</STRONG></P>
<P>If we wish to maximize student achievement in the U.S., we must pay =
far=20
greater attention to the improvement of classroom assessment. Both =
assessment=20
<EM>of learning</EM> and assessment <EM>for learning</EM> are essential. =
One is=20
in place; the other is not. Therefore, we must:</P>
<UL>
  <LI>match every dollar invested in instruments and procedures intended =
for=20
  assessment <EM>of learning</EM> at national, state, and local levels =
with=20
  another dollar devoted to the development of assessment <EM>for =
learning</EM>;=20

  <LI>launch a comprehensive, long-term professional development program =
at the=20
  national, state, and local levels to foster literacy in classroom =
assessment=20
  for teachers, allocating sufficient resources to provide them with the =

  opportunity to learn and grow professionally;=20
  <LI>launch a similar professional development program in effective =
large-scale=20
  and classroom assessment for state, district, and building =
administrators,=20
  teaching them how to provide leadership in this area of professional =
practice;=20

  <LI>change teacher and administrator licensing standards in every =
state and in=20
  all national certification contexts to reflect an expectation of =
competence in=20
  assessment both <EM>of</EM> and <EM>for</EM> learning; and=20
  <LI>require all teacher and administrator preparation programs to =
ensure that=20
  graduates are assessment literate -- in terms both of promoting and of =

  documenting student learning. </LI></UL>
<P>Federal education officials, state policy makers, and local school =
leaders=20
must allocate resources in equal proportions to ensure the accuracy and=20
effective use of assessments both <EM>of</EM> and <EM>for </EM>learning. =
Only=20
then can we reassure families that their children are free from the harm =
that=20
results from the mismeasurement of their achievement in schools. Only =
then can=20
we maximize students' confidence in themselves as learners. Only then =
can we=20
raise achievement levels for all students and "leave no child =
behind."</P>
<P>
<HR align=3Dleft>
<A name=3D1></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#1a">1.</A> For=20
specific standards of quality, refer to Commission on Instructionally =
Supportive=20
Assessment, <EM>Building Tests to Support Instruction and =
Accountability</EM>=20
(Washington, D.C.: AASA, NAESP, NASSP, NEA, and NMSA, 2001).
<P></P>
<P><A name=3D2></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#2a">2</A>.=20
This term was coined by Assessment Reform Group, <EM>Assessment for =
Learning:=20
Beyond the Black Box</EM> (Cambridge: School of Education, Cambridge =
University,=20
1999).</P>
<P><A name=3D3></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#3a">3.</A>=20
See the special section on Quality Teaching for the 21st Century in the =
November=20
1996 <EM>Phi Delta Kappan</EM>, pp. 190-227.</P>
<P><A name=3D4></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#4a">4.</A>=20
American Federation of Teachers, National Council on Measurement in =
Education,=20
and National Education Association, "Standards for Teacher Competence in =

Educational Assessment of Students," <EM>Educational Measurement: Issues =
and=20
Practice</EM>, vol. 9, no. 4, 1990, pp. 30-32.</P>
<P><A name=3D5></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#5a">5.</A>=20
James W. Pellegrino, Naomi Chudowsky, and Robert Glaser, eds., =
<EM>Knowing What=20
Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment=20
</EM>(Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2001), p. 14.</P>
<P><A name=3D6></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#6a">6.</A>=20
Ibid.</P>
<P><A name=3D7></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#7a">7.</A>=20
Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment, p. 25.</P>
<P><A name=3D8></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#8a">8.</A>=20
Benjamin Bloom, "The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as =
Effective as=20
One-on-One Tutoring," <EM>Educational Leadership</EM>, May 1984, pp. =
4-17.</P>
<P><A name=3D9></A><A =
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#9a">9.</A>=20
Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam, "Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards =
Through=20
Classroom Assessment," <EM>Phi Delta Kappan</EM>, October 1998, p. 141. =
Their=20
work is reported in more detail in idem, "Assessment and Classroom =
Learning,"=20
<EM>Assessment in Education</EM>, March 1998, pp. 7-74.</P>
<P><A name=3D10></A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm#10a">10.</A> Black =
and Wiliam,=20
"Inside the Black Box," p. 143.</P>
<P>
<HR align=3Dleft>
<EM>RICHARD J. STIGGINS is president of Assessment Training Institute, =
Inc.,=20
Portland, Ore.</EM><BR>
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