I really like the idea of storing student progress on a digital portfolio and using it as an alternative assessment. I have always thought that alternative assessments provide much more accurate information in regards to where a student is academically. I especially like the idea for my special education students because you can visually see the growth that has taken place over the course of the school year. I also think that ePortfolios could even be used instead of the current AIMS test. One test, taken for one week out of the school year does not give clear enough data on student progress. Yet so the scores for that one test can make or break a school
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I so agree with you Cean. The AIMS is a great tool for making data driven educational decisions, but too much emphasis is put upon it for performance. We need other alternatives for assessment that show the bigger picture all year round...portfolios can be used as such a tool...they show growth over a period of time.
I also agree with you about AIMS. It is too limiting a snapshot to be an effective evaluation of what a student knows. Unfortunately, with the current drive for standardized assessment, I'm not sure that we will see eportfolios as a replacement any time soon.
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