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1992

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Using The Writing Portfolio To Reflect Reading Progress At The First-Grade Level, Roberta Kay Hass Jan 1992

Using The Writing Portfolio To Reflect Reading Progress At The First-Grade Level, Roberta Kay Hass

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Maintaining portfolios of students' writings has become a popular means of assessing both students' progress and program effectiveness in writing at the first-grade level. The strong relationship that exists between writing processes and reading processes indicates that writing portfolios may provide a productive source of information for a teacher in assessing first-grade students' progress in reading processes as well as in writing ability. The purpose of this literature review is to provide a background of information and a rationale that will support the use of writing portfolios to assess both writing and reading processes at the first grade level.


Using Portfolios To Assess Academic Progress And Academic Self-Concept, Cynthia A. Burger Jan 1992

Using Portfolios To Assess Academic Progress And Academic Self-Concept, Cynthia A. Burger

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One of the most positive trends occurring in large-scale assessment is the use of portfolio assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine if providing language arts students with the opportunity to be assessed by the portfolio method provides students with a greater understanding of their academic progress and to determine if a higher level of student self-efficacy exists when using the portfolio method instead of the traditional report card method of assessment. The control group, consisting of twenty-two sixth graders, received no opportunity to use the portfolio method of assessment in a language arts class. Instead they received …