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Book The Portfolio Connection

Download or read book The Portfolio Connection written by Susan Belgrad and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-04-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As a new teacher, I am always looking for ideas that will make me feel more confident. Using a portfolio will help me show evidence that the students are making progress toward meeting state standards." —Stephanie Jones, Teacher Forrest City High School, AR "A good overview of the entire portfolio process, from its philosophical foundations to the celebration of student achievement." —Michael F. Dwyer, English Department Chair Otter Valley Union High School, Brandon, VT Encourage student creativity and academic growth through portfolios and authentic assessment! Research and practice show that portfolios are powerful tools for assessing students authentically, communicating with parents about the learning process, and helping learners across all grade levels and content areas record their successes and take ownership of their learning. The third edition of The Portfolio Connection offers practical advice and reader-friendly strategies for implementing student portfolios in the classroom. Through step-by-step procedures, the authors help teachers incorporate standards into the portfolio process by providing expanded checklists and rubrics to monitor student progress. The updated edition also includes: Additional information on e-portfolios and integrating technology Steps for conducting student-led conferences Portfolio examples for children with special needs Guidance on increasing parent involvement Information on the impact of NCLB on student assessment Discover how you can use portfolios to heighten students′ self-reflection while expanding their critical and creative thinking skills.

Book Developing Portfolios in Education

Download or read book Developing Portfolios in Education written by Ruth S. Johnson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment, Second Edition takes preservice and inservice teachers through the process of developing a professional portfolio. It is designed to teach readers how traditional and electronic portfolios are defined, organized, and evaluated. The text also helps teachers to use their portfolios as an action research tool for reflection and professional development.

Book Transforming Assessment

Download or read book Transforming Assessment written by Jens Dolin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports the results of a research project that investigated assessment methods aimed at supporting and improving inquiry-based approaches in European science, technology and mathematics (STM) education. The findings were used to influence policy makers with guidelines for ensuring that assessment enhances learning. The book provides insights about: - The concept of competence within the STM domains and its relevance for education - The conceptualisation and teaching of four key competences: scientific inquiry, mathematical problem-solving, design processes, and innovation. - Fundamental aspects of the two main purposes of assessment, formative and summative, the relations between the two purposes and ways of linking them. - The main challenges related to the uptake of formative assessment in daily teaching-learning practices in STM and specifically, the usability of formative on-the-fly dialogue, structured assessment dialogue, peer assessment and written teacher feedback. - The systemic support measures and tools teachers need in order to integrate formative assessment of student learning into their classroom practices and how it can conflict with summative assessment practices. - How research-based strategies for the formative use of assessment can be adapted to various European educational traditions to ensure their effective use and avoid undesirable consequences. - How relevant stakeholders can be invited to take co-ownership of research results and how a productive partnership between researchers, policy makers, and teachers can be established. - Concrete research vistas that are still needed in international assessment research.

Book Student Self Assessment

Download or read book Student Self Assessment written by Katie White and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase the achievement of every learner with Student Self-Assessment. In this practical guide, author Katie White outlines how to plan and implement various self-assessment strategies to ensure student growth at all grade levels. She covers every stage of the process--from setup to goal setting to celebrating. In each chapter, you'll find helpful step-by-step guidelines as well as questions to guide conversation and reflection throughout the journey. Understand how self-assessment skills benefit students now and in the future. Learn how to set up a self-assessment process and document learning. Train students to analyze and reflect on their own performances. Set strong, achievable goals in order to motivate students to realize their potential. Celebrate successes and continue to engage students with self-assessment. Contents: Introduction: Embracing Student Self-Assessment Chapter 1: Making a Compelling Case for Student-Self-Assessment Chapter 2: Setting Up a Self-Assessment Process and Documenting Learning Chapter 3: Engaging in Analysis and Reflection Chapter 4: Imagining Possibilities and Setting Goals Chapter 5: Celebrating Growth Chapter 6: Examining Age, Security, Families, and Other Factors Epilogue Appendix: Sample Data Notebook Sequence References and Resources Index

Book Optimising New Modes of Assessment  In Search of Qualities and Standards

Download or read book Optimising New Modes of Assessment In Search of Qualities and Standards written by Mien Segers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential book for all those concerned with the field of assessment. It addresses relevant and timely conceptual and practical issues from a research perspective and, based on research results, clearly provides solutions to practical applications at the cutting edge of the emerging area of new modes of assessment. In a clear and rigorous manner, the authors explore new methods and study the various quality aspects of innovative approaches.

Book Understanding Assessment in the Special Education Process

Download or read book Understanding Assessment in the Special Education Process written by Roger Pierangelo and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Short and to the point—a huge advantage! Easy to read and understand, and a great reference. This book is a must-have for every school building in every district!" —Rachel Aherns, Collaborative Resource Teacher Summit Middle School, Johnston, IA Build your knowledge of how the assessment process works! This compact handbook provides general and special education teachers with clear information about the types of assessments that help determine student eligibility for special education services. Written by legal and special education experts, this guide defines disability categories and explains applicable federal regulations as they relate to the assessment process in special education. The authors outline a multidisciplinary approach for comprehensive evaluations based on observation, interviews, and testing. This indispensable resource clarifies the teacher′s role in the referral process and also covers: The components of a professional evaluation report Student behavior during assessment Making presentations to an Individualized Education Program committee An ideal step-by-step reference for instructors who have not had specific training in assessing students with special needs, Understanding Assessment in the Special Education Process helps educators make the most effective use of available assessment options.

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Electronic Portfolios

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara L. Cambridge
  • Publisher : Stylus Publishing (VA)
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Electronic Portfolios written by Barbara L. Cambridge and published by Stylus Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The portfolio is a powerful tool for learning and assessment. This title examines the potential of electronic portfolios by addressing: rationales for creating an electronic portfolio; possible features of the portfolio; examples of practice; cautions; and recommendations. It describes the construction and use of electronic portfolios.

Book The Learning Portfolio

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Zubizarreta
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2009-03-16
  • ISBN : 0470388471
  • Pages : 405 pages

Download or read book The Learning Portfolio written by John Zubizarreta and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The learning portfolio is a powerful complement to traditional measures of student achievement and a widely diverse method of recording intellectual growth. This second edition of this important book offers new samples of print and electronic learning portfolios. An academic understanding of and rationale for learning portfolios and practical information that can be customized. Offers a review of the value of reflective practice in student learning and how learning portfolios support assessment and collaboration. Includes revised sample assignment sheets, guidelines, criteria, evaluation rubrics, and other material for developing print and electronic portfolios.

Book Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities

Download or read book Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This finely curated collection of thirteen chapters presents ideas and research on different disability topics from key leaders in the field of the assessment of children with disabilities. They help us to properly understand and compare traditional and innovative assessment techniques for students with disabilities.

Book Assessing Readers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rona Flippo
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-01-23
  • ISBN : 1136311742
  • Pages : 371 pages

Download or read book Assessing Readers written by Rona Flippo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Co-publication of Routledge and the International Reading Association This new edition of Assessing Readers continues to bridge the gap between authentic, informal, and formative assessments, and more traditional quantitative, and summative assessment approaches. At the heart of the book is respect and confidence in the capabilities of knowledgeable teachers to make the correct literacy decisions for the students they teach based on appropriate assessments. Inclusive and practical, it supports individual classroom teachers' knowledge, beliefs, decisions, and roles and offers specific assessment, instruction, and organizational ideas and strategies, while incorporating a range of perspectives that inform the field of reading and literacy education, covering the most important ideas and information found in more traditional reading diagnosis books. Changes in the Second Edition Addresses the Common Core State Standards Includes Response to Intervention (RTI) Discusses family literacy in language-diverse homes and the needs of ELL students Covers formative assessment Offers ideas and guidelines for ELL assessment Looks at issues of accountability and teaching to prescribed state tests and objectives versus accommodating to them – the pitfalls and problems and how to cope Provides new practical examples, including new rubrics, more teacher-developed cognitive assessments, a new case study, and new teacher-developed strategy lessons

Book Using Digital Portfolios to Develop Students    Writing

Download or read book Using Digital Portfolios to Develop Students Writing written by Ricky Lam and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book equips pre-service teachers, research postgraduate students, teacher educators, and language specialists with specific knowledge and skills about the principles, research, and applications of digital portfolios within the EFL writing contexts. While most digital portfolio scholarship focuses on higher education, this book targets primary-level and secondary-level school audiences, namely pre-service teachers, teacher educators, and Ministry of Education staff members with a focus on EFL writing. The rationale behind this design is that the published literature on digital portfolios tends to be generic and one-size-fits-all; there has been scant published scholarship about the development of digital portfolio literacy among teachers and pupils, which could enable them to upgrade the teaching and learning of writing in a larger EFL environment. This volume fills this gap by illustrating the why, what, and how aspects of digital portfolios in ten reader-friendly chapters. Guiding educators to enrich their pedagogical repertoire via the portfolio approach, this book emphasises a healthy balance between principles, research, and practice. It is an easy-to-follow guide to setting up digital portfolio systems and coaching pupils to improve writing, ensuring the dissemination of digital portfolios with high fidelity.

Book The Effective Special Education Teacher

Download or read book The Effective Special Education Teacher written by Laurie U. deBettencourt and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, pedagogically rich guide aims to help teachers entering the rewarding field of special education become highly successful and competent. The authors’ thirty-plus years of experience interacting with teachers and learning their needs endows them with a deep understanding of important issues teachers encounter, as well as their concerns about employing the best teaching methods. The book’s well-structured, easy-to-follow sections are devoted to developing collaborative relationships, preparing individualized educational programs, writing lesson plans, selecting instructional and behavioral techniques, and understanding the teacher evaluation methods in current use today. Guidance is also provided for self-reflection and formulating future goals. Each chapter contains numerous vignettes, rubrics, templates, strategies, and stimulating activities.

Book So You Have to Have a Portfolio

Download or read book So You Have to Have a Portfolio written by Robert Lee Wyatt and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a powerful professional portfolio with ease using the straightforward tools in this expanded edition, now featuring tips on electronic portfolios and National Board Certification.

Book Fostering Reflective Teaching Practice in Pre Service Education

Download or read book Fostering Reflective Teaching Practice in Pre Service Education written by Djoub, Zineb and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As with any industry, the education sector often goes through frequent changes. It is every educator’s duty to keep up with these shifting requirements and alter their teaching style accordingly. Fostering Reflective Teaching Practice in Pre-Service Education is an essential reference source that provides a detailed analysis of the most efficient and effective ways for teachers to adapt to changes in their industry. Featuring relevant topics such as reflective teaching methodology, lifelong learning programs, pioneer service learning, and technology integration in education, this book is ideal for current educators, future teachers, academicians, students, and researchers that would like insight into the best practices for keeping up with the demanding changes in the education field.

Book Handbook of Reading Assessment

Download or read book Handbook of Reading Assessment written by Sherry Mee Bell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Reading Assessment, Second Edition, covers the wide range of reading assessments educators must be able to use and understand to effectively assess and instruct their students. Comprehensive and filled with numerous authentic examples, the text addresses informal classroom based assessment, progress monitoring, individual norm-referenced assessment, and group norm-referenced or ‘high-stakes’ testing. Coverage includes assessment content relevant for English language learners and adults. A set of test guidelines to use when selecting or evaluating an assessment tool is provided. New and updated in the Second Edition Impact on reading assessment of Common Core Standards for literacy; increased top-down focus on accountability and high stakes tests; innovations in computerized assessment of reading Latest developments in Response to Intervention (RTI) model, particularly as they impact reading assessment International Reading Association standards for reading educators and brief discussion of International Dyslexia Association standards Types of reading assessment, including discussion of formative versus summative assessment Expanded coverage of assessment of reading motivation Expanded coverage of writing assessment New and revised assessments across genres of reading assessment Companion Website: numerous resources relevant to reading and writing assessment; suggestions for evidence-based instructional practices that can be linked to assessment results; PowerPoint slides; test bank; study guides; application exercises