A Pilot Project Using Portfolios To Document Progress in the School Program.

Autor/in	Althouse, Sharon M.
Titel	A Pilot Project Using Portfolios To Document Progress in the School Program.
Quelle	(1991), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Elementary Secondary Education; Parent Participation; Portfolios (Background Materials); Program Descriptions; Student Evaluation; Teacher Role; Writing Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	A pilot project was developed to encourage teachers to look at assessment more comprehensively and to use a variety of ways to assess learning, emphasizing a collaborative process of ongoing assessment. The project was presented as a way to show students' accomplishments as readers and writers; involve parents, teachers, and students in the process; involve the students in self-assessment; and experiment with assessment procedures more consistent with what was being measured. Results of the portfolio project indicated that: (1) writing was the most common component of the portfolio and that writing samples were the most valuable to teachers; (2) some teachers took ownership of the portfolio; (3) students felt their parents would not understand the portfolio even though it was accompanied by a letter; (4) students changed portfolio contents when the portfolio was opened to show parents what they had learned; (5) parents enjoyed the folders, were appreciative of seeing learning in progress, saw child's self-esteem improve, yet provided short responses to a survey if they responded at all. (Two figures representing portfolio content examples are included; forms for recording books read and for recording writing, a teacher checklist for recording observations about the student as learner, and the parent survey are attached.) (RS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01