portfolios

PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT

Assessments that show evidence of observable information/products of a performance

EXAMPLES OF ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIOS

Reading Portfolio

• Audiotape or oral reading of selected passages
• Original story grammar map
• Transcript of story retelling
• Log of books read with personal reactions, summaries, and vocabulary
• Representative assignments; responses to pre/post-reading questions
• Favorite performance
• Journal entries including self-evaluation

Writing Portfolio

• Scrapbook of representative writing samples
• Selected prewriting activities
• Illustrations/diagrams for one piece
• Log/journal of writing ideas, vocabulary, semantic maps, compositions, evaluations
• Conference notes, observation narratives
• Student– selected best performance
• Self-evaluation checklist and teacher checklists

Science Portfolio

• Representative work samples
• Student-selected best performance
• Report from hands-on investigation
• Notes on Science Fair project
• Journal entries including self-evaluation

Art Portfolio

• Best performance
• Favorite performance
• First, middle and final renderings of projects
• Tape of performance
• Journal entries including self evaluation

Mathematics Portfolio

• Reports on mathematical investigations
• Representative assignments
• Teacher conference notes
• Descriptions and diagrams of problem solving processes
• Video, audio, or computer-generated examples of work
• Best performance
• Journal entries including self-evaluation

Social Studies Portfolio

• Representative work samples
• Student-selected best performance
• Design of travel brochure, packet or itinerary of trip
• Notes on History Fair project
• Journal entries including self-evaluation
• Tests
• Significant daily assignments
• Anecdotal observations

General Portfolio

• Learning progress record
• Report cards
• Personal Journal
• Photographs
• Awards
• Personal Goals