Bibliography of Assessment Alternatives: Portfolios

There is lots of help with implementation but no sample student work nor technical
information. The scoring guide is sketchy.
(AL# 000.3USIPOM)
Conley, David T. Proficiency-Based Admission Standards, January 8, 1995. Available
from: PASS Project, Oregon State System of Higher Education, Office of Academic
Affairs, PO Box 3175, Eugene, OR 97403, (503) 346-5799.
This paper describes the Oregon Board of Higher Education's new policy on admitting
students by demonstration of competencies rather than just numbers of courses taken or GPA.
Included is the rationale for the approach (including the incongruity between traditional
college admissions procedures and the attempt by K-12 schools to restructure), a list of the
competencies, ideas for assessment, ideas for how high schools might need to change in order
to ensure students meet admissions standards, and commonly asked questions. Competencies
include content standards for subject areas (science, math, etc.), as well as basic and process
skills standards (writing, reading, critical thinking, etc.).
The paper addresses the concern by some parents and teachers that changes in K-12
education won't mean anything if students are still admitted to college using traditional
methods. The authors point out that similar changes in college admissions policy are
occurring in many places.
(AL# 150.6PROBAA)
Cooper, Winfield, and Jan Davies, (Eds). Portfolio Assessment Clearinghouse Newsletter,
1990 to 1996. Available from: San Dieguito Union High School District, 710 Encinitas
Blvd., Encinitas, CA 92024, (619) 753-6491.
The Portfolio Assessment Clearinghouse published the Portfolio News quarterly from 1990-
1995. Articles include descriptions of portfolio projects, statements concerning how and why
portfolios could or should be used, reviews of literature, etc. Copies of the newsletter are
included. The newsletter is no longer published.
(AL# 000.6SANDIP)
Council of Chief State School Officers. The Collaborative Development of Science
Assessments: The SCASS Experience, June 1995. Available from: Rolf K. Blank,
Director, Education Indicators Program, CCSSO/SEAC, One Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001.
This document describes the efforts of a consortium of 14 states to development performance
assessments in science for middle school students. The document discusses tasks but does
not discuss how performance on these tasks is scored.
Assessment Resource Library, (503) 275-9582 19 Portfolio Bibliography
(formerly Test Center) NWREL, December 1996