From the Back Cover
"Portfolios in Teacher Education" examines the relation between teaching and learning from a new perspective. Authors McLaughlin and Vogt describe teacher education courses where undergraduate and graduate students are evaluated using portfolio assessment techniques , the same methods they will one day use in their own classrooms. This allows students both to learn about current instructional methods and to experience them first-hand, informing them as teachers and learners in the process.
This concept forms the basis of the text, which also explores how portfolio assessment can enable university educators to move from traditional methods of testing to a more authentic assessment that reflects each student's real progress. In addition to presenting portfolios as a method to evaluate achievement of course learning goals, the authors also address the use of portfolio assessment in other contexts, including admission to universities, admission to teacher education programs, student teaching, job interviews, and inservice teacher evaluations.
Readers interested in incorporating the use of portfolios in undergraduate and graduate courses will find the accessible style of this handbook useful and informative. "Portfolios in Teacher Education" is an important new addition to the literature on teacher preparation and will be valuable to all university educators interested in implementing authentic assessment practices.
About the Author
Maureen McLaughlin is a Professor of Reading Education at East Stroudsburg State University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
MaryEllen Vogt is an Associate Professor of Education at California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA.
