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Portfolios and Conferences
Genesee & Upshur
PORTFOLIOS
“Purposeful collection of student work that exhibits
the student’s efforts, progress, and achievements
in one or more areas.”(Del Vecchio et.al, 2000)
Kinds of portfolios
WHAT KIND OF WORK ARE KEPT IN PORTFOLIOS?
Sample writing.
Book reports.
Tape recording of speaking
List of books.Favorite short
stories
Portfolios that are
constantly expanding and never
cleaned out become
difficult to store.
Difficult to review.
Difficult to
assess.
How much work should be kept in portfolios?
Students should have access to their
portfolios at all times in order to add or take
out pieces.
Systematic review
and analysis of each student´s portfolio
should be carried out by teachers on a
regular basis , at the end of the semster or
grading period.
When and how often is work
put in portfolios?
Who has access to portfolios?
O StudentsO TeachersO Administrato
rsO FamilyO Other
Using portfolios interactively
O Sharing one´s accomplishment with others who are supportive and collaborative.
O The use of portfolios is critically depending on:
1. Used interactively2. Students´assuming
ownership of them 3. Students´controlling
the review process.
Making portfolios
interactive
1. Include
students in
decision making
2.Plan portfoli0s conferenc
es 3.Organiz
e reviews.*Individual
*Small groups or the whole
class*By inviting
parents
5. Teachers should always
adopt a:+Positive
+Collaborative
+Supportive attitude
DO’S Build on what students have
done and help them recognize
what they have accomplish.Praise students for specific techniques or strategies they have
used(for writing ) and point out the
positive effects of those strategies.
Listen and respond carefully to
students’ concerns about their
progress or difficulties.In writing portfolios, reinforce
students' use of appropriate terminology and metalinguistic
references.Discuss process and strategies as
well as products.Be realistic in setting goals.Be positive and supportive at all
times.
DON´TS
Focus on what has not been done or what or wrong with what has been done.
Be judgmental about students or goals.
Take over discussion of students’ work.
Porfolios and students self -reflection1. A brief note describing.
2. Allow students to control their own process.
3.Compare pieces of work.
4.Select their best work.
5.Be supportive, interested, and provide constructive feedback.
6.Ask students how they think they can strengthen weaknesses and what teacher can do to help.
7.Encourge students to reflect on their work in the presence of other student.
8.Ask students to comment on or write about keeping portfolios and how they help them learn better.
Using portfolios to plan instructionsResponsive to students’
needs
Plan regular conferences with students.
Review students’ portfolios to monitor the
impact of instruction.
Listen carefully to students’ comments about difficulties. Engage students in joint goal setting and plans are incorporated into your instructions.
Reviewing and responding to portfolios is time consuming.
CONFERENCES MEANING
CONFERENCE IS ANOTHER METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
* planning *Identify successful problematic learning strategies
*identify aspects of instruction*identify problematic aspects of language
* understand students motivations and interests
BENEFICIOUS OF CONFERENCES
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITI
ES FOR STUDENTS
WHEN CONFERENC
ES
TIME
COMSUMING
CONFERENCING AND GRADING
FOCUSES ON LEARNING OUTCOMES OR ACHIEVMENTS
RECORD KEEPING FACILITATE THE ASSESSMENT OF
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCES AND PORTFOLIOS NOTES
TEACHER JOURNALS
NOTES ABOUT INSTRUCTIONA
L MATTERS
CHECKLIST
RECORD OBSERVATIONS
RATING SCALES
PROVIDE EVEN MORE PRECISE RECORDS OF
STUDENTS
STUDENT ANECDOTAL RECORDS
REMIND STUDENTS OF ANY GOALS
Conclusion
PORTFOLIOS AND CONFERENCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N7KZFRL7mI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moomu5XBf8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NJvJsxsOs
QUESTIONS MAKE IN CONFERENCES
1. Conference about a single piece of writing .• Why did you select this piece of writing?• What things did you have difficulties in it?2. Conference about reading selection.• why did you select this story? • what particularly like about this story 3. Conference about portfolio .• What kinds of materials have you included
in your portfolio?• How do you plan to use your portfolio?
Guidelines for conducting conferences
What do you like about this work ? What do you think you did well? How does it show improvement form previous work ? Can you show me the improvement? Did you have any difficulties with this peace of
work ? Can you show me where you had difficulties? What did you do to overcome it? What strategies did you use to figure out the
meaning of words you could not read? What did you do when you did not know a word that
you wanted to write?
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