Authentic Assessment for ELL: Chapter 3 – Portfolio Assessment . O’Malley & Pierce
Portfolio assessments allows for the student and teacher to work together. When done correctly a portfolio allows a student to become a critical thinker who applies facts to their learning instead of a student who repeats facts. Portfolios also allows for a multidimentional perspective on a student’s growth over time. A portfolio should contain these elements: Samples of student work, student self assessment, and clearly stated criteria. There are different types of portfolios. There are showcase portfolios, collections portfolios, and assessment portfolios. This chapter concentrates on the assessment portfolio. The key to portfolios is the self-assessment. In allowing the student to self assess, it provides for them to think critically and reflect on their learning.
The chapter explained in detail what it would take for the teacher and student to do to get started. Setting the purpose, matching contents to purpose, setting criteria, setting standards of performance, getting students involved, and getting parents involved. It was helpful for me to see examples of these in the chapter.
I have been keeping student portfolios for my students to show parents the growth that happens during the year for their child. The parents are always excited to see how their child is learning and what they are learning by looking at them. The portfolio contains student work samples in reading, writing, and math. Their portfolio is divided into those sections with pictures and anecdotes. At the beginning of each section, I have a copy of the standards for kindergarten. This will show the parents what their child needs to accomplish by the end of the year.
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5 comments:
Sarah,
It was interesting to hear about how this chapter helped you as one who has used portfolios in the past. What will you change or adapt to past portfolios based on the examples?
Marilee
In doing portfolios, I have kept work samples, pictures, and anecdotes of the students. What I don't have in the portfolios are my comments, or "assessments", parent letters, etc. I want to start putting in "assessments" in my portfolios, comments, etc., in the student portfolios.
Apac, I like how u said that portfolios should help students to show growth and be able to set goals and not just state facts. I would like to see how u organize ur portfolios. Sounds like you are better equipt and organized in ur use of portfolios. Keep up the good work!
Will you show us one of your student portfolios? I'm very interested to see how you have it organized.
Sarah,
Thank you for sharing your portfolio experiences. It would nice if you can show us your types of portfolio. Quyana again.
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