Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ522903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-4512
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Using Portfolios to Help Elementary Education Majors Gain Insight into Disabilities and the Family System.
Mick, Lori Bell
Intervention in School and Clinic, v31 n5 p290-96 May 1996
This article explains principles of using a structured portfolio framework with elementary education majors in a special education survey course. Emphasis is on using portfolios to build positive attitudes toward working constructively with families of children with disabilities. Portfolio components are explained, students' opinions on portfolios sampled, and long-term implications discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities, Education Majors, Educational Methods, Elementary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Higher Education, Portfolio Assessment, Preservice Teacher Education, Special Education, Student Evaluation, Student Projects
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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