Portfolio Examples

• Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Digital Learner Portfolios
  Samples of first and second year portfolios; Includes articles on how and why to create a portfolio.
• Digital Portfolios: A Sampler
  Samples of elementary and high school portfolios; Includes sample teacher and school portfolios.
• Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class
  Portfolios from several past classes.
• Ohio University Student Portfolios
  List of links to student portfolios.

Articles

• Electronic Portfolios
  Articles and presentations by Dr. Helen Barrett.
• Portfolio Library
  Comprehensive site on portfolios; Includes samples, instructions, and articles.
• Electronic Portfolios
  Why and how to create a portfolio, what to include, assessment rubric, and examples.
• Electronic Portfolios (EP)
  Strategies for creation, suggested storage formats, technology rubric, and format of reflective abstract.
• Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses
  U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research Consumer Guide, November 1993.
• Electronic Portfolios: Assessment for an Advanced Society
  How and why to use electronic portfolios.
• Student Portfolios: Administrative Uses
  U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research Consumer Guide, December 1993.
• Creating and Using Portfolios on the Alphabet Superhighway
  Short article on how and why to create an electronic portfolio.
• How to Develop Electronic Portfolios
  Short article on procedures.
• Feasible Electronic Portfolios: Global Networking for the Self-Directed Learner in the Digital Age
  Why use portfolios, considerations in using them, and software suggestions.
• Electronic Portfolios 
  PowerPoint describing portfolios, pros and cons, and how to create a portfolio.

Scholarly Papers

• Technology-Supported Portfolio Assessment
  Article about electronic portfolio use and assessment by Dr. Helen Barrett.
• The Digital Portfolio: A Richer Picture of Student Performance
  Includes reasons for using electronic portfolios, tips, and examples of schools that are using electronic portfolios.
• Issues in Portfolio Assessment: The Scorablility of Narrative Collections 
  Scholarly paper comparing portfolio assessment with established procedures for assessing large scale writing projects.
• Teachers' and Students' Roles in Large-Scale Portfolio Assessment: Providing Evidence of Competency with the Purposes and Processes of Writing
  Discussion of an implementation of portfolio assessment.
• Monitoring and Improving a Portfolio Assessment System 
  Discussion of how to improve the shared vision between teachers, judges and students.
• Writing Portfolios at the Elementary Level: A Study of Methods for Writing Assessment 
  Empirical study of the utility of electronic portfolios.

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