Yancey, Kathleen Blake, editorWeiser, Irwin, editorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031997http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87742Includes bibliographical references.Yancey and Weiser bring together thirty-one writing teachers from diverse levels of instruction, institutional settings, and regions to create a stimulating volume on the current practice in portfolio writing assessment. Contributors reflect on the explosion in portfolio practice over the last decade, why it happened, what comes next discuss portfolios in hypertext, the web, and other electronic spaces and consider emerging trends and issues that are involving portfolios in teacher assessment, faculty development, and graduate student experience. Contributors include Peter Elbow and Pat Belan.Reflections on an explosion: portfolios in the '90s and beyond / Peter Elbow and Pat Belanoff -- The lunar light of student writing: portfolios and literary theory / Robert Leigh Davis -- Rethinking portfolios for evaluating writing: issues of assessment and power / Brian Huot and Michael M. Williamson -- Kentucky's state-mandated writing portfolios and teacher accountability / Susan Callahan -- Teachers and students: reclaiming assessment via portfolios / Sandra Murphy -- Establishing sound portfolio practice: reflections on faculty development / Cheryl Evans Ause and Gerilee Nicastro -- Of large-mouth milk jugs, cosmic trash compactors, and renewal machines: reflections on a multi-task portfolio assessment / Charlotte W. O'Brien -- Portfolio for doctoral candidacy: a veritable alternative / Janice M. Heiges -- Behind the scenes: portfolios in a classroom learning community / Mary Ann Smith -- Using portfolios to assess and nurture early literacy from a developmental perspective / Sandra J. Stone -- Portfolios and flow / Thomas Philion -- Producing purposeful portfolios / Mary Perry -- Building bridges, closing gaps: using portfolios to reconstruct the academic community / William Condon -- Portfolios in law school: creating a community of writers / Susan R. Dailey -- Portfolios as a way to encourage reflective practice among preservice English teachers / Robert P. Yagelski -- Teacher portfolios: lessons on resistance, readiness, and reflection / Kathleen Blake Yancey -- Finding out what's in their heads: using teaching portfolios to assess English education students and programs / C. Beth Burch -- Different understanding / Pearl R. Paulson and F. Leon Paulson -- Revising our practices: how portfolios help teachers learn / Irwin Weiser -- Wedding the technologies of writing portfolios and computers: the challenges of electronic classrooms / Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe -- Hypertext authoring course, portfolio assessment, and diversity / Gregory A. Wickliff -- Down the yellow chip road: hypertext portfolios in Oz / Katherine M. Fischer -- Reflections in reading and evaluating electronic portfolios / Kristine L. Blair and Pamela D. Takayoshi -- Portfolios, WAC, Email, and assessment: an inquiry on Portnet / Michael Allen [and others].born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Portfolios in education -- United StatesGrading and marking (Students) -- United StatesEnglish language -- Composition and exercises -- Ability testing -- United StatesTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.