Extended Resources
Here are some resources to help further understand this subject:
Standardized Testing and Its Victims
Teaching That Makes Sense: More ideas about Writer's Workshop and assessments
Writing Portfolios in a High Stakes World
Electronic Portfolio Resouces Articles and examples of portfolios k-12 and higher education
Rubistar A tutorial about an online rubric maker called Rubistar!
These are my sources:
Anderson, R. S. (1998). Why talk about different ways to grade? The shift from traditional assessment to alternative assessment. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 74, 5-16.
Lambert, C., DePaepe, J., Lambert, L., Anderson, D. (2007). E-Porfolios in action. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 43(2), 76-81.
Reardon, R.C., Hartley, S. L. (2007). Program evaluation of e-portfolios. New Directions For Student Services, 119, 83-97.
Ring, G. L., Foti, S. L. (2003). Addressing standards at the program level with electronic portfolios. TechTrends, 47(2), 28-32.
Stiggens, R.J. (1991). Facing the challenges of a new era of educational assessment. Applied Measure in Education. 4(4), 263-273.
The Structure of Writing Workshop
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