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Keywords
Portfolios in education;
Abstract
Writing is a process. To assess involvement in a process, it needs to be described. Therefore, qualitative assessment needs to be applied. Portfolios, supported by other descriptive techniques, can be used not only to assess children's writing progress and instructional needs but to connect instruction and assessment. A collection of writing exhibits in a portfolio collected over time can show children, their teachers, and their caregivers progress and can assist them in setting goals for language activity and instruction in the future. Use of qualitative assessment rubrics, surveys, and parental involvement in the process of self-assessing are techniques from which instruction can come.
Writing portfolios were implemented in a first grade classroom. Three writers were focused on as they developed their writing portfolios. Selections included analysis from the teacher and parents, and self-reflections from the students. As the students examined their writings, they began to understand their progress, instructional needs, and set goals for future writings.
Year of Submission
2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Jeanne McLain Harms
Date Original
2000
Object Description
1 PDF file (30 pages)
Copyright
©2000 Nancy F. Miller
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Miller, Nancy F., "Portfolios as a qualitative writing assessment technique in a first grade classroom" (2000). Graduate Research Papers. 1205.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1205
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