To submit a paper for consideration, the first author should send two copies as attachments by email directly to Robin Tierney, Chair of the Distinguished Paper Award Selection Committee. One copy should be blinded: All identifying information should be removed from the title page, the document properties, and any headers, footers or running titles. In-text references that make authorship evident should be anonymized. The second copy should include the names and contact information for all authors. The selection process is competitive: Please ensure that your paper is complete and polished. Use the subject line "CA SIG Distinguished Paper Award Submission 2016" and submit to Robin Tierney no later than Friday, August 26, 2016.
2016 Yuquin Yang, Jan vanAalst, Carol K. Chan, and Wen Tian: Self-Directed Reflective Assessment in Knowledge Building among Low-Achieving Students.
Honorable Mentions:
2015 Lois R. Harris, Gavin T. L. Brown, and Jennifer A. Harnett: Classifying Feedback Using Hattie & Timperley’s Feedback Typology: Examining the Content of New Zealand Students’ Written Peer- and Self-Assessment Comments.
2014 Henry W. Schulz and Beverly A. Fitzpatrick: Formative Assessment as Part of Guided Inquiry to Develop Thinking in Grade 6 Science. 2013 Michael O'Leary, Zita Lysaght, and Larry H. Ludlow: The Development of an Instrument to Measure Teachers' Assessment for Learning Classroom Practices. 2012 Thomas R. Guskey, Gerry M. Swam, and Lee Ann Jung: Parents' and Teachers' Perceptions of Standards-Based and Traditional Report Cards. 2011 Lisa M. Abrams, Angela P. Wetzel, and James H. McMillan: Teachers' Formative Use of Benchmark Testing Data.
2010 Heidi Andrade, Ying Du, and Kristina Mycek: Rubric-Referenced Self-Assessment and Middle School Students' Writing.