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foster intrinsic motivation, responsibility, and ownership; promote student-teacher interaction with the teacher as facilitator; individualize learning and celebrate the uniqueness of each student;
provide tangible evidence of a students work; facilitate critical thinking, selfassessment, and revision processes;
Portfolio assessment may produce unacceptably low inter-rater reliability, especially if the assessment rubrics are not properly prepared or are used by untrained assessors.
Presentation References
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French, R. (1993). Portfolio Assessment and LEP Students. [On-line]. Available: http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/symposia/second/vol1/portfolio.htm. Retrieved on March 6, 2002.
Genesse, F. & Hamayan, E.V. (1991). Classroom-based Assessment. In F. Genesee, ed., Educating Second Language Children: The Whole Child, the Whole Curriculum, the Whole Community. New York: Cambridge University Press. Hastings, E. Portfolio Questionnaire. Texas A&M University Methods Course, Fall 1999.