Bibliography of Assessment Alternatives: Portfolios

for which portfolios have been used, the various design decisions that need to be made to
develop one's own portfolio system, developing performance criteria, and how purpose will
affect these design decisions.
The tape is intended to be used in an interactive manner—a portion of the video is viewed
and then workshop participants engage in discussions or activities. Complete instructions for
using the tape in this fashion are included. There is a skit at the beginning of the tape to
introduce the topic of portfolios and interviews with students and a teacher at the end of the
tape. (Note: The document is shelved under two different numbers—"t" refers to the written
materials, "v" to the video.)
(AL# 150.6CLAASt13 and AL# 150.6CLAASv13)
Arter, Judith A., and Vicki Spandel. Using Portfolios of Student Work in Instruction and
Assessment, 1991. Available from: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 101
SW Main, Suite 500, Portland OR 97204, (503) 275-9582. Also located in: Educational
Measurement: Issues and Practice, Spring 1992, pp. 36-44. ERIC ED#328 586.
The authors review the rationale for using portfolios, present a definition for portfolios,
discuss purposes for portfolios and how this can affect their content, summarize portfolio
systems for various purposes, provide examples of questions that can be used to stimulate
student self-reflection, discuss composite portfolios, review development considerations, and
discuss issues related to the use of portfolios as assessment tools.
(AL# 150.6USIPOI)
Arter, Judy, Vicki Spandel, and Ruth Culham. Portfolios for Assessment and Instruction,
1994. Available from: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 101 SW Main St.,
Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 275-9500, fax (503) 275-9489.
This short paper was developed for the ERIC digest series. It summarizes current consensus
about portfolios.
(AL# 150.6PORFAS)
Assessment Training Institute. Classroom Assessment: The Key to Student Success, 1996.
Available for loan from: Assessment Resource Library, Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory, 101 SW Main St., Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204,
(503) 275-9582, fax: (503) 275-0450, e-mail: testcenter@nwrel.org
At the 1996 classroom assessment conference, one day was devoted to "Using Assessment as
a Teaching Tool." This document includes the handouts from six of the half-day sessions:
• Focus on performance assessment
Assessment Resource Library, (503) 275-9582 3 Portfolio Bibliography
(formerly Test Center) NWREL, December 1996