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Pjhiggins bookmarked on 2009-11-06 portfolios portfolio writing e-portfolios assessment
  • Portfolio: A collection of a student's work specifically
    selected to tell a particular story about the student
  • A portfolio is not the pile of student work that accumulates over
    a semester or year. Rather, a portfolio contains a purposefully selected
    subset of student work. "Purposefully" selecting student work
    means deciding what type of story you want the portfolio to tell.

  • 1. Growth Portfolios



    a. to show growth or change over time


    b. to help develop process skills such as self-evaluation and goal-setting


    c. to identify strengths and weaknesses


    d. to track the development of one more products/performances



    2. Showcase Portfolios



    a. to showcase end-of-year/semester accomplishments


    b. to prepare a sample of best work for employment or college admission


    c. to showcase student perceptions of favorite, best or most important
    work


    d. to communicate a student's current aptitudes to future teachers



    3. Evaluation Portfolios



    a. to document achievement for grading purposes


    b. to document progress towards standards


    c. to place students appropriately

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