Portfolio Development And The Assessment Of Prior Learning

Author : Elana Michelson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000979482
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning written by Elana Michelson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over thirty years, portfolios have been used to help adult learners gain recognition for their prior learning and take greater control of their educational experiences. The portfolio has become a distinctive means of assessing such learning, serving as a meaningful alternative to conventional papers and standardized testing. Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning: Perspectives, Models, and Practices provides a primer of flexible approaches to shaping and conducting portfolio-development courses. It offers practitioners in the field an extensive range of model assignments, readings, and classroom activities, each organized around a specific theme: Academic Orientation, The Meaning of Education, Personal Exploration, Learning from the Outsider Within, The World of Work and Careers, and Dimensions of Expertise. Twelve case studies by practitioners in the field then show how academics in the US and around the English-speaking world have adapted the portfolio to changing circumstances in order to deliver academically rich educational services for adults. These case studies highlight portfolio development in the context of web-based instruction, changing institutional imperatives, service to historically disenfranchised groups, partnerships with industry, and cross-institutional cooperation.In addition to serving as a valuable hands-on resource for practitioners, Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning locates portfolios and assessment in a broad social and intellectual context. Thus, the authors also offer an historical overview of the usefulness of portfolios in the assessment of prior learning and then consider their use in the future, given current trends in higher education for adults. The book explores the implications of a changing educational landscape, in which new student populations, budgetary pressures, and understandings of knowledge both enrich and challenge student-centered approaches such as portfolios.The approaches and case studies are not only valuable to adult educators but, equally, to faculty in higher education concerned with the development of competency- and outcomes-based assessment.

Author : Elana Michelson
Publisher : Stylus Publishing (VA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning written by Elana Michelson and published by Stylus Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over thirty years, portfolios have been used to help adult learners gain recognition for their prior learning and take greater control of their educational experiences. The portfolio has become a distinctive means of assessing such learning, serving as a meaningful alternative to conventional papers and standardized testing. Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning: Perspectives, Models, and Practicesprovides a primer of flexible approaches to shaping and conducting portfolio-development courses. It offers practitioners in the field an extensive range of model assignments, readings, and classroom activities, each organized around a specific theme: Academic Orientation, The Meaning of Education, Personal Exploration, Learning from the Outsider Within, The World of Work and Careers, and Dimensions of Expertise. Twelve case studies by practitioners in the field then show how academics in the US and around the English-speaking world have adapted the portfolio to changing circumstances in order to deliver academically rich educational services for adults. These case studies highlight portfolio development in the context of web-based instruction, changing institutional imperatives, service to historically disenfranchised groups, partnerships with industry, and cross-institutional cooperation. In addition to serving as a valuable hands-on resource for practitioners, Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning locates portfolios and assessment in a broad social and intellectual context. Thus, the authors also offer an historical overview of the usefulness of portfolios in the assessment of prior learning and then consider their use in the future, given current trends in higher education for adults. The book explores the implications of a changing educational landscape, in which new student populations, budgetary pressures, and understandings of knowledge both enrich and challenge student-centered approaches such as portfolios. The approaches and case studies are not only valuable to adult educators but, equally, to faculty in higher education concerned with the development of competency- and outcomes-based assessment.

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Author : Roslyn Snow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781419673849
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Preparing the Portfolio written by Roslyn Snow and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need a college degree for promotion and job stability? Convert your work experience to college credits that transfer to accredited universities.

Author : Carol Hoare
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199736308
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Reciprocal Adult Development and Learning written by Carol Hoare and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: Handbook of adult development and learning / edited by Carol Hoare. 2006.

Author : Malcolm Day
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748769339
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessment of Prior Learning written by Malcolm Day and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now assessors have not had the material they need to guide them through the process of assessing prior learning. Malcolm Day brings together the experience of specialists in this field from Canada, the US and South Africa where this has been a major part of education since the 1970s. This is an interactive text, which helps develop anyone undertaking Assessment of Prior Learning in nursing, allied health care and social care. A glossary of vocabulary associated with prior learning assessment is included.

Author : Ruth S. Johnson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412913896
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Portfolios in Education written by Ruth S. Johnson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ôThis is an excellent text for all individuals about to or actually engaged in the portfolio development process. It guides candidates step-by-step through the initial decision making, process development, and presentation stages, and it answers questions that newcomers may not even know to ask.ö ùKimberly Kinsler, Hunter College of the City University of New York ôThe information on creating an electronic portfolio is clear, concise, and complete. Even a novice will be successful!ö ùPatricia A. Parrish, Saint Leo University Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment is a far-reaching and engaging text on portfolio development. Within a conceptual and research framework about the usefulness of portfolios, this book suggests practical methods to organize the process, and provides tools that will be used not only during preparation programs but also for professional and academic advancement. Key Features: ′′′′Provides a conceptual framework for portfolio development: Readers are given clear descriptions about how portfolios are designed and used, and are guided through the process of selecting, organizing, evaluating, and presenting portfolio artifacts. An entire chapter is devoted to developing an electronic portfolio. ′′Emphasizes institutional processes: Careful attention is given to the role of standards in the development of portfolio rubrics and evaluation. ′′Offers real-life scenarios: Real world examples genuinely connect the reader to the portfolio process and make the experience of developing the portfolio more relevant to practice.. In addition, visuals help create a concrete representation of the material for the learner and templates provide hands-on tools. ′′Accompanied by High Quality Ancillaries:! Additional resources on the CD that accompanies the text include PowerPoint® slides, video clips, templates, sample documents, and electronic links for creating a portfolio. An icon appears in the pages of the text wherever related or additional material is available on the enclosed CD. Intended Audience: This is an excellent supplementary text for virtually any advanced undergraduate or graduate teacher preparation course including Introduction to the Teaching Profession, Introduction to Classroom Management, Instruction and Assessment, Reflection and Evaluation, and Field-Based Experience. It is also a valuable resource for in-service teachers, administrators, and counselors.

Author : Ruth S. Johnson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412972361
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Portfolios in Education written by Ruth S. Johnson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment, Second Edition takes preservice and inservice teachers through the process of developing a professional portfolio. It is designed to teach readers how traditional and electronic portfolios are defined, organized, and evaluated. The text also helps teachers to use their portfolios as an action research tool for reflection and professional development.

Author : John Zubizarreta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470388471
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Learning Portfolio written by John Zubizarreta and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The learning portfolio is a powerful complement to traditional measures of student achievement and a widely diverse method of recording intellectual growth. This second edition of this important book offers new samples of print and electronic learning portfolios. An academic understanding of and rationale for learning portfolios and practical information that can be customized. Offers a review of the value of reflective practice in student learning and how learning portfolios support assessment and collaboration. Includes revised sample assignment sheets, guidelines, criteria, evaluation rubrics, and other material for developing print and electronic portfolios.

Author : Katherine Jelly
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9463008845
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles, Practices, and Creative Tensions in Progressive Higher Education written by Katherine Jelly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this multi-faceted case study of one progressive institution of adult higher education, the editors and contributors to the volume lay out significant challenges confronting not just non-traditional post-secondary colleges and universities but all institutions of higher education in today’s rapidly changing context. Contending that nontraditional institutions are especially challenged in these turbulent times, they argue that these organizations’ distinctive academic programs are among the most threatened in the landscape of higher education today. The 19 essays that make up this volume highlight and examine key creative tensions, rich interplays of emphases and values in higher education, in order to illuminate and address more intentionally the questions that we must address: Can we make constructive use of these tensions? Can we recognize what is at stake? And can we chart a course that will both respond innovatively to rapid change and sustain a vision and the purposes and principles on which that vision rests? Taken as a whole, this volume sheds light on the questions and creative tensions that can, with thoughtful attention, help to keep an alternative, progressive vision of adult higher education alive.