Why Am I Doing This?: Purposeful Teaching Through Portfolio Assessment

by Giselle O. Martin-Kniep

This book is a testament to the process of professional development inherent in the creation and use of alternative assessment. It offers demonstrable proof that when teachers engage in sustained inquiry, reflection, and communication about assessment, they can discover and define their own professionalism and refine their art of teaching. Why Am I Doing This? is based upon Giselle Martin Kniep's work with over one hundred teachers in the Hudson Valley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325000107
• ISBN13: 9780325000107
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5