The power of portfolios : what children can teach us about learning and assessment / Elizabeth A. Hebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hebert, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann), 1950-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Jossey-Bass education series

The Jossey-Bass education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portfolios in education.

Educational tests and measurements.

Physical Description:

xxi, 154 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2001]

Summary:

How should a student's learning be measured and assessed? Standardized tests identify the most knowledgeable child, whereas student portfolios can identify the knowledge level of each individual child. In "The Power of Portfolios," Elizabeth A. Hebert offers a practical and imaginative approach for using portfolios with elementary level students and shows how the portfolio process can serve as a powerful motivational tool by encouraging students to assess their own work, set goals, and take responsibility for future learning. Throughout the book Hebert relates stories that illuminate the lessons learned -- by the students, teachers, and principal -- from a school that has used portfolios for more than a decade. Rather than prescribing what the portfolio should contain and how it should be assessed, she offers practical guidance, including classroom exercises, for making the portfolio experience a success for the students, the teachers, and the school as a whole.

Contents:

Lesson 1 Children Can Assess Their Own Learning 1

Lesson 2 Children Learn All the Time 11

Lesson 3 Teachers Learn All the Time, Too 23

Lesson 4 Getting Clear on Portfolio Purpose, Ownership, and Content 39

Lesson 5 Portfolios Encourage Children to Think About Their Learning 51

Lesson 6 Portfolios Respond to the Individual Needs of Students 63

Lesson 7 Designating a Space and Place for Gathering Memories 75

Lesson 8 A Celebration Connects Child, Portfolio, and Audience 85

Lesson 9 Teaching Parents How to Be Part of the Portfolio Conference 99

Lesson 10 Listening for Children's Meaning 111

Lesson 11 Creating a Language for Portfolios 121

Conclusion: Lessons Learned About Portfolios 131

Appendix Philosophy of the Winnetka Public Schools 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0787958719

OCLC:

47183571

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