Portfolio Keeping : A Guide for Students

by Reynolds, Nedra; Rice, Rich

• ISBN13: 9780312419097
• ISBN10: 0312419090
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-03
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

Brief and inexpensive,Portfolio Keepingis the first guide that provides all the information students need to use the portfolio method successfully in a writing course.Portfolio Teaching, a guide for instructors, is also available. Free when packaged.

Table of Contents

Preface for Instructors	v
Introduction: Understanding Writing Portfolios	1	(2)
Types of Writing Portfolios	3	(2)
Portfolios for Learning	4	(1)
Portfolios for Evaluation	4	(1)
Forms of Portfolios	5	(1)
Principles of Portfolio Keeping	5	(2)
Choice	5	(1)
Variety	6	(1)
Reflection	6	(1)
Taking Stock	7	(1)
Taking Stock 1: Establishing Expectations	7	(1)
Part One THE PROCESS OF PORTFOLIO KEEPING	8	(24)
Setting Goals and Planning Ahead	8	(3)
Staying Organized and Keeping a Working Folder	11	(6)
Staying Organized	11	(1)
Keeping a Working Folder	12	(5)
Labeling and Saving Your Files	13	(2)
Tracking Readers' Comments	15	(1)
Managing Your Time	16	(1)
Taking Stock 2: Getting Organized	16	(1)
Becoming a Reflective Learner	17	(7)
Practicing Reflective Learning	17	(1)
Journals and Blogs	18	(2)
Taking Stock 3: What Is Reflective Learning?	19	(1)
Postwrites	20	(3)
Using Postwrites to Get More Out of Peer review	20	(2)
Taking Stock 4: Composing Your Own Postwrite	22	(1)
Midterm Self-Assessments	23	(1)
Keeping Company and Working with Others	24	(3)
Taking Stock 5: Assessing Peer Response	25	(2)
Keeping Up and Getting Unstuck	27	(5)
Getting Started	27	(1)
Planning and Drafting More Efficiently	28	(1)
Seeking Out Other Readers and Learning about Resources	29	(1)
Finding Good Readers	30	(2)
Taking Stock 6: Finding Readers or Help	31	(1)
Part Two FROM PROCESS TO PRODUCT---PREPARING FOR ASSESSMENT	32	(26)
Understanding Assessment	32	(8)
Assessment from the Writer's Perspective	32	(4)
Taking Stock 7: Determining Your Program's Values	34	(2)
Assessment from an Instructor's Perspective	36	(4)
Taking Stock 8: Reviewing Your Working Folder	39	(1)
Putting It Together: Selecting and Arranging Artifacts	40	(8)
Starting the Selection Process	41	(1)
The Navigational Scheme	41	(3)
Metaphorical Thinking	42	(1)
Presentation Tools	42	(2)
Choosing the Entries	44	(1)
Storyboarding	45	(3)
Taking Stock 9: Getting Help Choosing Artifacts	47	(1)
Preparing to Write the Introduction and Other Reflective Components	48	(5)
Taking Stock 10: Revisiting Your Expectations	48	(5)
The Final Stages: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading the Entries	53	(5)
Revising	53	(1)
Taking Stock 11: Assessing Revision	54	(1)
Editing	54	(1)
Proofreading	55	(3)
Portfolio Keeping Continued: Re-Visiting Your Learning	58