Portfolios

Education Portfolios Seen Promising in Assessing Young Children
Assessing young children by rating portfolios of their work is a promising alternative to standardized tests, concludes a report that synthesizes the work of a consortium devoted to reforming early childhood education.
Deborah L. Cohen, June 3, 1992
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Education Vt. Forced To Delay Goal of Expanding Assessment System
Vermont's pioneering assessment program, the first large-scale attempt to evaluate student performance on the basis of portfolios, has fallen short of its goal of expanding statewide this year.
Robert Rothman, May 20, 1992
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6 min read
Education News Updates
The Vermont State Board of Education last week unanimously adopted a proposal to assess student performance on the basis of work portfolios as well as test scores.

Plans for Vermont's first statewide assessment were unveiled last month by Commissioner of Education Richard P. Mills. The proposal, the first of its kind to be adopted by a state, has been praised by national experts and local teachers, principals, and administrators. (See Education Week, Oct. 26, 1988.)

November 23, 1988
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1 min read
Education Vermont Plans To Pioneer With 'Work Portfolios'
Vermont would become the first state in the nation to assess student performance on the basis of work portfolios, as well as test scores, under a proposal unveiled last week by the state's commissioner of education.
Robert Rothman, October 26, 1988
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5 min read
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