The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios [Paperback]

Gina S. Claywell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0205321038 | ISBN-13: 978-0205321032 | Edition: 1

This brief and inexpensive book helps students compile effective portfolios for a variety of situations and courses. Shows students how to understand what type of portfolio is called for, recognize the material most appropriate for inclusion, and submit a portfolio that shows learning. This guide does not approach portfolios as the driving force of a course; rather, it teaches students who are asked to submit portfolios - with or without direct instructor supervision - how to construct successful portfolios. Anyone looking to compile a portfolio.

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This brief and inexpensive book helps students compile effective portfolios for a variety of situations and courses.

Shows students how to understand what type of portfolio is called for, recognize the material most appropriate for inclusion, and submit a portfolio that shows learning. This guide does not approach portfolios as the driving force of a course; rather, it teaches students who are asked to submit portfolios - with or without direct instructor supervision - how to construct successful portfolios.

Anyone looking to compile a portfolio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 117 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (October 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205321038
• ISBN-13: 978-0205321032
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #894,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Reflection, May 10, 2001

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"shelshel" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios (Paperback)

The part that was the most beneficial would definitely be chapter 5, "Reflect on the Process." When I began my reflective piece I was confused and a little lost, but this chapter guided me. "Reflect on the Process" gives a portfolio author direction. The Allyn ad Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios told exactly what to include, what to leave out, and specifically what a teacher would want in a reflection piece. Along with the reflection examples a student can tell the difference between an effective reflection and a non-thought through piece.

4.0 out of 5 stars Help Students and Help Your Program, January 12, 2008

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Dr. Joan E. Aitken "author of Interpersonal C... (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios (Paperback)

We have a communication arts college program using portfolios for program assessment. This book guides students so they can prepare a portfolio for future employment and also prepare a portfolio we can use for accreditation assessment. Students are better prepared for job interviews. Faculty have the concrete assessment data we need to analyze student learning.

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios, May 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios (Paperback)

Freshman English has to be a difficult class to teach. How does one teach how to construct a portfolio, the end result of most freshman comp classes, at a level that will help those who need to firm up their basic skills without alienating students with a firm foundation? When faced with this challenge, Dr. Gina Claywell took matters into her own hands and wrote her own guide for students entitled, "The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing Portfolios." This guide clearly and concisely lays out the groundrules for making a portfolio without talking down or talking over students. However, even though the content of this book is very helpful, the layout of the appendices could use some work. Students under much pressure and with little time view the task of constructing a portfolio as an overwhelming monster. However, this book which takes only an hour or two at most to read, helps students banish that monster by explaining step by step in logical manner exactly what is expected. This gives students time to plan each part of the busy portfolio process around their crowded schedules. Directions are straightforward and easy to understand so that no time is wasted looking up words in the dictionary. The tone is enthusiastic without being overly bubbly. Finally, the first chapter actually explains the whole point of the process so that students don't feel like they are wasting their time. The only confusing part of this book is the layout of the appendices. The page is split with Claywell's comments at the top and student papers at the bottom. That's fine when Claywell's remarks fit in the space above the students paper, but it's confusing when they continue to the next page and the reader has to flip back and forth. One example of this can be found on pages 87-89. In conclusion, this book is highly valuable to students who need to construct portfolios. Without it they would be wandering around in the dark.