Deck 12: Portfolios

Question 1

The assignment of summative grades to students based on portfolio assessments is best done with the use of which of the following?

A)analytic evaluation criteria
B)holistic evaluation criteria
C)peer evaluations
D)student self evaluations

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a major obstacle to the effective use of portfolios?

A)they are labor intensive
B)they frequently involve student collaboration
C)they include only examples of a student's best work
D)they are unpopular with students

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is a common misperception of portfolios?

A)they can be used for communication with parents
B)they consist of a haphazard collection of student work
C)they include student self-evaluations of their work
D)they require a clear specification of purpose

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A potential weakness in using portfolios for purposes of student assessment is that they

A)are used in parent conferences.
B)frequently include only "best work" entries.
C)lack standardization needed for comparability.
D)often include student self-evaluations of their work.

Question 5

Which of the following goals is least likely to be effectively achieved using portfolio assessments?

A)communication with parents
B)demonstration of progress in achievement
C)student self-reflection concerning performance
D)the assessment of factual knowledge

Question 6

One of the strengths of portfolios that makes them appealing to many teachers is

A)the efficiency and time savings they provide to teachers.
B)the ease with which they can be integrated with instruction.
C)their high reliability.
D)their uniformity of work for purposes of grading.

Question 7

Portfolios of student work can be especially useful in parent-teacher conferences because they provide parents with which of the following?

A)a complete record of student work
B)concrete examples of student accomplishments
C)grades on each entry in the portfolio
D)reliable scores that are easily understood

Question 8

Rescoring of portfolios by persons other than a student's teacher is most likely to be needed when portfolios are used for which of the following?

A)assigning grades to students
B)formative evaluation of student work
C)interrater reliability
D)reporting achievement to parents

Question 9

Comparability of the selections included in a portfolio is of greatest concern when portfolios are used for which of the following?

A)assignment of course grades
B)communication with parents
C)feedback to students
D)instructional purposes

Question 10

Reliability in rating portfolios is enhanced by which of the following?

A)clearly specified evaluation criteria
B)collaborative assessment tasks
C)student freedom to decide on the types of work to include
D)the inclusion of drafts and peer comments as well as final copy

Question 11

The types of work that are appropriate to include in a portfolio should be

A)completely open to allow for student creativity.
B)determined solely by the student.
C)specified in the portfolio guidelines.
D)the same for all types of portfolios.

Question 12

Which of the following evaluation criteria is most useful when using analytic scoring criteria for individual portfolio entries?

A)formative evaluation
B)parent teacher conferences
C)student self analysis
D)summative evaluation

Question 13

Student portfolios are distinguished from file folders of work in that portfolios are characterized as _________ collections of student work.

A)artistic
B)comprehensive
C)graded
D)purposeful

Question 14

The inclusion of collaborative assessment tasks in portfolios is particularly useful when portfolios are used primarily for purposes of

A)assessment
B)communication with parents
C)grading
D)instruction

Question 15

Which of the following is an advantage of communicating portfolios results with parents?

A)it allows parents to have input into classroom curriculum
B)it usually results in parents liking the teacher better
C)it is used as evidence to retain a given student
D)gives parents insight into what goes on in classrooms

Question 16

Which of the following is a particular issue that educators need to consider when portfolios are used for group projects?

A)Will the work be best work or work in progress?
B)Will students receive an individual grade or a group grade?
C)Should spelling and grammar count?
D)Are all of the children reading at grade level?

Question 17

Portfolios involving student collaboration on entries are most readily justified when portfolios are used for purposes of

A)assessment.
B)grading.
C)instruction.
D)job applications.

Question 18

It is best to evaluate portfolios on their appearance.

A)Agree
B)Disagree