Purchase Solution

Three Challenges to Validity Portfolios

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Portfolio Assessment

Assignment 1

Explain the three challenges to validity when using portfolios as assessments, and evaluate the benefits they offer to the learning experience.

Assignment 2

The authors state that "there is a temptation to limit the scoring criteria to those qualities of performance that are easiest to rate rather than the most important required for doing an effective job" (Kubiszyn & Borich, 2010). What do they mean by this? Explain the benefits and challenges of incorporating performance assessments, and evaluate their overall effectiveness in the classroom.

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

The three challenges to validity portfolios are determined.

Solution Preview

Hello and welcome to BrainMass. my name is Tory and I have many years experience with special education and general education.

1. The three challenges to validity of every portfolio is this: a. Does it only show a student's best work? b. How can we show growth and how the student has reached the best work? c. Can we see difficult beginnings and put them into the timeline of one's accomplishments without tarnishing the best work.

By showing a regular and truthful ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Empowering Children

Asking questions is a technique to promote self-confidence for children. Practice replacing statements and directives with questions to encourage thinking skills.

Importance of Exploratory Play for Early Learning

Research indicates that young children require the freedom to safely explore their environment to build cognitive skills. This quiz will introduce some play-based early intervention techniques to promote learning.

Academic Expert Training Quiz

This is the training quiz for Academic Expert applicants. Must be completed after reviewing the four Training videos.

Special Education Key Terms/Definitions, Part 200.1

Special Education is mandated by Part 200 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education - Students with Disabilities. This quiz focuses on key definitions necessary for understanding the special education field.

Play-Based Learning

Play-based learning is imperative for early childhood development. This is a brief introduction to some of the components of the importance of this method.