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Peer reviewedDudley, Martha – English Journal, 2001
Notes that portfolios are a valuable classroom practice and one with many applications to the world students will enter when they leave the classroom, but the use of portfolios to assess distorts the concept and weakens its effectiveness. Discourages the use of portfolios for assessment. Concludes that portfolios are not about assessment; they are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Portfolio Assessment
