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13 Nov 09

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.
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- 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