Books
Tierney, R. J & Kang, C. (2010). Learning with portfolios: A portfolio journey into Chinese reading and writing classrooms. Beijing Normal University Press. https://independent.academia.edu/RobTierney/Books
Tierney, R. J., Crumpler, T. Bond, E., and Bertelsen, C. (2003). Interactive assessment: Teachers, students and parents as partners. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon Publishers, Inc. https://independent.academia.edu/RobTierney/Books
Tierney, R. J., Carter, M., Desai, L. (1991). Portfolio assessment in the reading writing classroom. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon Publishers, Inc. https://independent.academia.edu/RobTierney/Books
Tierney, R. J., & Lapp, D. (Eds.) (1979). The National Assessment of Educational Progress in Reading. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Published Papers
Tierney, R. J., Lawson, L. & Murray, E. (2013/2000). Learner-centered assessments for pre-service classroom teachers. In J. Many (Ed.), Handbooks of instructional practices for literacy teacher educators: examples and reflections from the teaching lives of literacy scholars (pp.251-260). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 2013 edition by Routledge,
Tierney, R. J. (2009). Perspectives on assessment: reflections on and directions from Goodman. In P. L Anders (Ed.), Defying convention: Inventing the future in literacy research and practice (pp.204-213). NY: Taylor and Francis.
Tierney, R. J. and Thome, C. (2006) Is DIBELS leading us down the wrong path? In K. S. Goodman (Ed.), The Truth About DIBELS (pp. 50–59). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Tierney, R. J. & Rogers, T. (2004). Process/content/design/critique: Generative and dynamic evaluation in a digital world. The Reading Teacher, 58(2), International Reading Association. 218-221.
Tierney, R. (2002). Portfolios. In B Guzzetti (Ed.). Literacy in America: An encyclopedia of history, theory, and practice (pp.443-333) ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA.
Tierney, R. J. (2000). How will literacy be assessed in the new millennium? Reading Research Quarterly. 35(2), 244-245.
Tierney, R. J., Clark, C. (with L. Fenner, R.J. Herter, C. Staunton Simpson, & B. Wiser). (1998). Portfolios: Assumptions, tensions, and possibilities. Reading Research Quarterly, 33(4), 474-486.
Tierney, R. J. (1998). Literacy assessment reform: shifting beliefs, principled possibilities and emerging practices. The Reading Teacher, 51, 5, 374-391. Also published in S. J. Barrentine & S. M. Stokes (Eds.), Reading Assessment: principles and practices for elementary teachers (2nd Ed.) (pp. 23-40). International Reading Association. https://independent.academia.edu/RobTierney/Papers
Wile, J. & Tierney, R. J. (1996). Tensions in assessment: the battle over portfolios, curriculum and control. In R. Calfee & P. Perfumo (Eds.), Writing portfolios in the classrooms: policy and practice, process and peril (pp.203-218). Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Wile, J. & Tierney, R. J. (1995). Emerging images: alternative views of portfolio assessment. Reading Instruction Journal, Issue(Volume), 33-38. MASA–NOT ABLE TO FIND
Stowell, L. P., & Tierney, R. J. (1994). Portfolios in the classroom: What happens when teachers and students negotiate assessment? In R. Allington & S. Walmsley (Eds.), No quick fix: Rethinking literacy lessons in America’s elementary schools (pp.78-94). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Tierney, R. J., & McGinley, W. (1993). Serious flaws in written literary assessment. In M. Carrasquillo & C. Hedley (Eds.), Whole language and the bilingual learner (pp. 107-115). Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation.
Tierney, R. J. (1993). Pursuing assessment, pursuing history: Trying to make them the same. History Matters, 5(8), Cleveland: National Council for History Education
Tierney, R. J. (1992). Setting a new agenda for assessment. Learning. September. 62-64.
Tierney, R. J. (1986). Exploring the effects of glib responses to journal entries. In Dialogue, 3, 4. Pp. 7-8.
Cunningham, J., & Tierney, R. J. (1979). Evaluating cloze as a measure of cognitive change due to reading. Journal of Reading Behavior, 11, 287-292., J., Greenlaw, J. J., & Tierney, R. J. (1978). Assessing instructional placement with the I.R.I.: The effectiveness of comprehension questions. Journal of Educational Research, 5, 244-250.
Teasdale, R., Tierney, R. J., Ames, W., & Wray, R. (1978). A cross-cultural comparison of item analysis data on the Revised ITPA. Australian Psychologist, 3, 391-399.
Tierney, R.J. (1978). Minimal competency testing: Con. Journal of Reading, 22, 10-12.
Tierney, R. J., & Ames, W. S. (1978). An examination of the diagnostic claims of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. The Journal of Learning Disabilities, 11, 586-589.
Lapp, D., & Tierney, R. J. (1977). Reading scores of American nine year olds: NAEP’s tests. The Reading Teacher, 7, 756-760.
Vaughan, J. L., Tierney, R. J., & Alpert, M. (1977). A psycholinguistic analysis of reading comprehension on cloze passages. In P. D. Pearson (Ed.), Reading Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 200-203). Clemson, SC: National Reading Conference.
Tierney, R. J., Ames, W. S., & Teasdale, R. (1976). The differential diagnostic properties of the Revised ITPA and WISC-R (pp. 126-113). Location: Published in ERIC-TM ed.
Paradis, E., Tierney, R. J., & Peterson, J. (1975). A systematic examination of the reliability of the cloze procedure. In G. McNinch & W. D. Miller (Eds.), Reading Convention and Inquiry (pp. 273-278). Clemson, SC: National Reading Conference.
Tierney, R. J. (1973). The relationship of originality and critical thinking to effective questioning in reading. In E. P. Torrance (Ed.), Exploring Studies in Creativity. Athens: University of Georgia.
Monographs & Reports
Tierney, R. J., Wile, J., Moss, A. G., Reed, E. W., Ribar, J. P., & Zilversmit, A. (1993). Portfolio evaluation as history: evaluation of the history academy for Ohio teachers. National Council of History Education, Inc. Occasional Paper.
Tierney, R. J. (1993). Classroom-based assessment systems for literacy. Glenview: Scott Foresman.
Tierney, R. J., Desai, L. E., & Stowell, L. P. (1992). Dynamic Assessment. Report prepared for Apple Computer, Inc.
Tierney, R. J. (1992). Portfolios: turning assessment upside down and inside out. Glenview: Scott Foresman.
Allington, R., Butler, A., Sulzby, E., & Tierney, R. J. (1992). A teacher’s guide to evaluation. Glenview: Scott, Foresman.
Desai, L. E., & Tierney, R. J. (Eds.) (1992). Tomorrow today: Coming face-to-face with technology. Literacy Matters, 4(1).
Farr, R., Blanton, W., Chapman, C., Lapp, D., Otto, W., & Tierney, R. J. (1976). Reading in America: A perspective on Two Assessments. Reading Report No. 06-R-01, National Center for Education Statistics, Contract number OLC-0-74-0507.
Presentations at National & International Meetings
Tierney, R.J. (2008) Assessment for and of Literacy Learning: The footprints of politicians, communities, parents, educators and learners. Keynote presentations at Australian Government Summer School for Teachers of Literacy and Numeracy, January Australia.
Tierney, R. J. (2006) Teacher and student as assessors: the changing position, expectations and roles for the literacy educator, students and parents. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Reading Association, Chicago, May 2006
Tierney, R. J. (2003) Provoking conversation and action around literacy education policy: research, analysis and critique: Evidence-based practice for educational professionals National Reading Conference, San Diego, December 3, 2003
Tierney, R. J. (1999) Reimagining the possibilities for assessment. Invited presentation at the National Council for Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Denver; November 19, 1999.
Bond, E., Tierney, R. J. Bertelsen, C and Bresler, J. (1999). Beneath the veneer of learner-centered assessments: a confluence of agendas and power relationships. American Educational Research Association Annual meeting, Montreal, April 20, 1999.
Tierney, R. J. Crumpler, T. Bond, E., Bertelsen, C and Bresler, J. (1998). Reforming assessment practices: negotiating spaces for agency via report cards and conferences. National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.
Tierney, R. J. (1998) Perspectives on Learner-centered Assessment: History, Illustrations, Assumptions, Tensions, and Questions. Global Conversations on Language and Literacy. National Council of Teachers of English in cooperation with the University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Tierney, R. J (1997) Assessment reform and practice: international perspectives. Paper presented to the faculty, graduate students and teachers in Perth, Western Australia.
Bertelsen, C. Tierney, R. J. Crumpler, T. Bond, E., and Bresler, J. (1997). Aligning report cards with assessment reform in literacy: studies of shifting philosophy and practice. National Reading Conference, Phoenix.
Bond, E., Tierney, R. J., Bertelsen, C.B., and Bresler, J. (1997). A confluence of agendas and power relationships: student-led conferences. National Reading Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. ndependent.academia.edu/RobTierney/Papers
Tierney, R. J., Crumpler, T. & Bertelsen, C. (1996). Aligning report cards with assessment reform in literacy: studies of shifting philosophy and practice. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York.
Tierney, R. J. (1996) Alternative literacy assessment: Are they living up to their promise? Paper presented at the 41st Annual Convention, International Reading Association, New Orleans.
Tierney, R. J. (1994). Portfolio assessment in the reading-writing classroom. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
Tierney, R. J. (1993) Analyzing complex qualitative change data emerging from portfolios. U. S. Office of Education Conference on Assessment, Standards and Project Evaluation, Washington, DC.
Tierney, R. J. (1993). Analyzing complexity with portfolio techniques: exploring the schisms between positivistic and constructivist perspectives. National Reading Conference, Charleston, S.C.
Tierney, R. J. (1992). A Comparative Analysis of Portfolios with Standardized Tests. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention, International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida.
Tierney, R. J. (1991) Reconceptualizing literacy and literacy assessment. Plenary address to the Symposium on Language and Language learning, Singapore.
Tierney, R. J. (1990) Assessing the assessment of literacy learning, problem solving, and knowledge change. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Boston. April 16, 1990.
Carter, M. & Tierney, R. J. (1988). Writing growth: using portfolios in assessment. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Tucson, Arizona.
Tierney, R. J. (1988). Latent trait theory and NAEP. Paper presented at the thirty-third Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada.
Tierney, R. J. (1988). Recurring problems in reading assessment. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tierney, R. J. (1987). Serious flaws in written literacy assessments. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Tierney, R. J. (1985). Developing guidelines for the evaluation of the reading comprehension in school reading materials. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tierney, R. J. (1978). Assessing a nation’s performance in reading and literature: What Can Be Measured? Paper presented at the twenty-third Annual Convention, International Reading Association, Houston, Texas.
Cunningham, J. & Tierney, R. J. (1977). A comparison of selected psychometric properties of cloze and modified cloze techniques. Paper presented at the National Reading Council Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tierney, R. J. (1977). National Assessment of Educational Progress in Reading results and implications for research: impact of measurement variables. Paper presented at the twenty-second Annual Convention, International Reading Association, Miami, Florida.
Peterson, J., Greenlaw, J. J., & Tierney, R. J. (1976). Assessing instructional placement with the IRI: the effectiveness of comprehension questions. Paper presented at the twenty-first Annual International Reading Association Convention, Anaheim, California.
Tierney, R. J. (1976). Process evaluation: procedures for ongoing program assessment. Paper presented at the Twenty-first Annual International Reading Association Convention, Anaheim, California.
Tierney, R. J., Ames, W. S., & Teasdale, R. (1976). The differential diagnosis properties of the Revised ITPA and WISC-R. Paper presented at the 1976 American Educational Research Association Convention, San Francisco, California.
Tierney, R. J. & Meredith, K. (1976). Standardized tests: old friends revisited. Paper presented at the twenty-first Annual International Reading Association Convention, Anaheim, California.
Paradis, E., Tierney, R. J., & Peterson, J. (1974). The reliability of the Cloze procedure: a systematic examination. Paper presented at the National Reading Council Convention, Kansas City, Missouri.
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