1. Gronlund, Chapter 10 Burke, Chapter 4
Portfolio Assessment
Gronlund, Chapter 10
Burke, Chapter 4

2. Student Portfolio Learning progress over time Current best work
Comparison of best to past work
Self-assessment skills
Reflective learning
Level and pace of work
Clear evidence of learning
Amount of student-teacher collaboration

3. Advantages of Portfolios
Progress can be shown
Demonstrate different learning styles
Positive influence on learning
Motivation
Opportunities for reflection and metacognition
Adjustment for individual differences
Clear communication to others

4. Planning for Use of Portfolios
Determine purpose
Select types of entries to include
Develop guidelines for selecting/evaluating entries
Maintain and use portfolio
Evaluate portfolio

5. Purpose of Portfolio To improve student learning
To help students become responsible for their learning
Active participation of students
To demonstrate certain knowledge or skills

6. Types of Portfolios Writing Process Folios Literacy Best-Work Unit
Integrated
Year-long
Career
Standards

7. Types of Entries to Include
Determined by purpose, intended learning outcomes, use to be made of results
Writing
Problem-solving
Assignments
Student reflections
Test scores
Checklists
Rating scales
Other relevant data

8. Maintaining and Using Portfolios
Keep entries to a manageable number
Arrange entries and include table of contents
Review periodically
Use at parent-teacher conferences

9. Evaluating the Portfolio
Share evaluation criteria early on with students
Evaluate individual samples
Evaluate student improvement
Evaluate final level of performance

10. Preparing Scoring Rubrics
Prepare a list of criteria for each rubric
Select number of categories of performance
Adapt scoring rubrics from published sources
Check your prepared rubric to see if it works as intended