Portfolios
Assessment
Thousands of AP Studio Art Portfolios Assessed in Salt Lake City
Unlike most AP offerings, the three studio-art programs dispense with the traditional pencil-and-paper exam in favor of student portfolios of artwork.
Student Well-Being & Movement
E-Portfolios Evolve Thanks to Web 2.0 Tools
New technologies are making it quicker and easier than ever to create digital portfolios of student work, a method of assessment experts say increases student engagement.
Assessment
Command Central in Fairfax County for Scoring Portfolio Tests
A Washington Post reporter and photographer visit command central for scoring Virginia's portfolio tests in Fairfax County. The tests are used for ELLs and students with disabilities.
States
In Virginia, "Portfolio" Testing on the Rise
Alternate assessments for students with disabilities are being used more frequently, say state officials.
Federal
Campaign Notebook
Remark on Testing Opens a Portfolio of Questions
A spokeswoman for Sen. Barack Obama sparked a mini-debate over testing last week when she suggested on a national radio show that the Democratic presidential nominee endorses the use of student portfolios.
Federal
Different Perspectives on Portfolios
The Obama campaign's mention of portfolios as part of the student-assessment mix has sparked quite a bit of discussion in the blogsphere.
Education
Will Teachers Embrace Portfolio Assessment?
Portfoliogate has just come up as a big issue in the campaign (see Mike Petrilli here and my colleague Michele McNeil here).
Education
Portfolio Confusion and the Education Advisers' Debate
The event at Teachers College reflects that neither Obama nor McCain have been very specific on testing issues under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Education
While We're Talking About Portfolio Tests...
Mike Petrilli over at Flypaper and Michele McNeil, a writer for EdWeek's Campaign K-12, who sits a row of office cubicles away from me, have been blogging about the extent to which the Barack Obama campaign favors portfolio testing. Update on Oct. 22: The topic of portfolio tests also came up at last night's debate between education advisers for the campaigns of Sen. Obama and Sen. John McCain.
Federal
Not So Fast: Obama Won't 'Dump' NCLB Testing
The Obama campaign today said that testing should be reformed to include alternative forms of assessment such as portfolios.
Education
Should Portfolio Assessments Be Encouraged?
It's a good time for educators and experts in the field to debate what kinds of alternative assessments for English-language learners work best, since assessment is dominating discussions about reauthorization of provisions for such students in the No Child Left Behind Act.
Assessment
Digital Portfolios: An Alternative Approach To Assessing Progress
Student mastery is being tracked on something other than tests.
Federal
Reacting to Reviews, States Cut Portfolio Assessments for ELL Students
Arkansas and Wisconsin have dropped portfolio assessments for English-language learners after receiving letters from the U.S. Department of Education saying the states had to prove those tests were valid or their large-scale assessment systems would be rejected under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Assessment
N.Y. ‘Portfolio Schools’ Get Regents Reprieve
Thirty-nine New York state high schools have won a reprieve from a state requirement that students pass the Regents exams to earn a diploma.