Murphy, Sandra <br/><br/>
Writing Portfolios :  A Bridge from Teaching to Assessment / 
Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith. 
 - Toronto :  Pippin Publishing,  1992. 
 - 96 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - The Pippin Teacher's Library .
<br/><br/> Vol. 4 in The Pippin Teacher's Library series. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references: p. 88-94. 
<br/><br/>"Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith explain how preparing portfolios, folders that contain selected pieces of students' writing, can bridge the gap between the teaching and evaluation of writing in secondary schools. Their description of what's involved - from deciding on purposes, to making the selections, to developing evaluation criteria - focuses on writing as a process to become active partners in fostering their own growth as writers." (Back Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS:<br/> Preface<br/> What Are Portfolios - and Why Bother? Problem with Traditional Testing Decisions about Portfolios What Are the Purposes of Portfolio Assessment? Why Is Purpose Important? How Do Purposes Affect Classrooms? What Classroom Practices Are Essential to Any Purpose?  Deciding on Purposes: Issues and Concerns What Goes into Portfolios? How Does Purpose Affect Portfolio Contents? What Are Some Options for Selecting Portfolio Contents? How Can Portfolios Include a Wide Variety of Writing? How Can Portfolios Show Writing Processes? What Should Students Know about Assembling Contents? Can Students Include Out-of-Class Writing in Portfolios? Deciding on Contents: Issues and Concerns What Can Students Learn from Reflecting? How Can Teachers Encourage Reflection? What Do Reflections Tell Teachers? Student Reflection: Issues and Concerns When Folders Are Filled - What Next? Value of Analysis Criteria for Evaluating Portfolios Interviewing Students about Portfolios Evaluation: Issues and Concerns Do Portfolios Have a Life beyond the Classroom? Letting Others Know: How Can Results Be Reported? Why Make Portfolios Public? Movable Feast: Can Portfolios Be Flexible? Not-Quite-the-Last Word Bibliography 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0887510442 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>cn 91094902 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Secondary).<br/>Portfolios in education.