Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment

By Adelaide Doyle-NicholsJ. Sabrina MimsRuth S. Johnson, et al.

Book Overview

Developing Portfolios in Education, Second Edition, walks teachers through the practical aspects of creating portfolios and demonstrates how they can be used as an action research tool for reflection and professional development. Authors Ruth S. Johnson, J. Sabrina Mims-Cox, and Adelaide Doyle-Nichols include checklists, visuals, organizational strategies, and hands-on tools to help readers through every step of developing a professional portfolio. Key Features Emphasizes the role of standards as they apply to portfolio content and evaluation Includes chapter-opening scenarios that offer real-world examples of portfolio development New to This Edition Presents a chapter that links portfolio development to action research Contains updated material on electronic portfolio development Provides new step-by-step descriptions of the portfolio process written specifically for teachers Accompanying Student Resources on CD provide video clips of portfolio presentations, sample electronic portfolios for elementary and secondary teaching credential candidates, PowerPoint slides, tables, templates, and links to Web sites.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412972361
• ISBN13: 9781412972369
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Portfolio in education for professors

Really this book is one enjoyed for all professor, especially for Spanish and Catalan teachers! , a clear and deep guide contains on the implementation of the Portfolio in the school, contemplating the different levels and working from real scenes. The guide CD is very valuable as soon as it contains very useful information for teachers, I recommend it very earnestly. He can be a tool important to introduce elements of reflective education in the school. Jordi Guim