Assessing the portfolio

"This volume deals with the subject of portfolio-based writing assessment. This single source explores the theory behind using portfolios in a writing program as well as information about what portfolios are, what advantages they hold for assessment purposes, and what effects they can have on a writing program. The book focuses not on an individual program but on the full spectrum of portfolio assessment." "This resource examines the theory and principles behind portfolio-based assessment, discusses the practice of this form of assessment in many manifestations, deals with how to set up such an assessment, and begins to discuss the kinds of research questions that will inevitably arise as portfolio assessment continues to grow."--Jacket.