Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment [Paperback]

Ruth S. Johnson (Author), J. (Joan) Sabrina Mims-Cox (Author), Adelaide R. Doyle-Nichols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1412913896 | ISBN-13: 978-1412913898 | Publication Date: February 1, 2006

Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment is a far-reaching and engaging text on portfolio development. Within a conceptual and research framework about the usefulness of portfolios, this book suggests practical methods to organize the process, and provides tools that will be used not only during preparation programs but also for professional and academic advancement.  

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Additional resources on the CD that accompanies the text include PowerPoint® slides, video clips, templates, sample documents, and electronic links for creating a portfolio. An icon appears in the pages of the text wherever related or additional material is available on the enclosed CD.  

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It is a very useful new book. It will greatly help the students and the teachers in developing and making portfolio's as a valuable resource in learning and a toll for assessment." (S.P. Ruhela )

About the Author

Ruth S. Johnson is a professor emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. She has served in a variety of educational settings in New Jersey and California. Ruth received her Ed.D. in 1985 from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her dissertation was titled An Exploratory Study of Academic Labeling, Student Achievement and Student Ethnographic Characteristics. At the K–12 level, she served as a classroom teacher, an instructional consultant, a director of elementary education, an analyst, an assistant superintendent of schools in the areas of curriculum and business, and as a superintendent of schools. She initiated efforts that resulted in raising academic standards and student achievement in low performing school districts. She served as an education consultant for the New Jersey Department of Education and as a director for two non-profit organizations in California which focused on raising student achievement in underserved student populations. Her major scholarly interests and publications focus on processes related to changing the academic culture of urban schools, with an emphasis on access and equity. In addition to her four published books, she has written numerous book chapters, articles, editorials, research reports, and manuscript reviews. As a recognized speaker, she has presented nationally to scholarly and professional audiences and serves as a consultant to schools and districts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412913896
• ISBN-13: 978-1412913898
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,785,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teachers of Teachers, Nearly Useless for K-12 Teachers, August 25, 2006

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David O. Neuschulz "Apopheniac at large" (Chatham, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment (Paperback)

Even though this book was well written, researched, and organized, it wasn't as useful to me as I had hoped. Having recently obtained a Masters in Ed., I am very familiar with many of the strategies presented because they were used in my masters program. As a new high school teacher, what I was hoping for was a book to facilitate transfer of these methods to secondary education courses of varying curricula. There is virtually no help with this.

However, someday when I pursue my doctoral degree, I will most certainly dust this book off and use it. For that purpose, it is excellent. I just wish the target audience was more clearly stated or more obvious from the title/cover of the book.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Portfolio in education for professors, January 4, 2007

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Jose Jorge Guim Balcells (Barcelona SPAIN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment (Paperback)

Really this book is one enjoyed for all professor, especially for Spanish and Catalan teachers! , a clear and deep guide contains on the implementation of the Portfolio in the school, contemplating the different levels and working from real scenes. The guide CD is very valuable as soon as it contains very useful information for teachers, I recommend it very earnestly. He can be a tool important to introduce elements of reflective education in the school.
Jordi Guim