Portfolios in Teacher Education

"Portfolios in Teacher Education" describes teacher education courses in which undergraduate and graduated students are evaluated using portfolio assessment techniques-the same methods they will one day use in their own classrooms. Authors McLaughlin and Vogt explore how portfolio assessment enables university educators to move from tradition al methods of testing to a more authentic assessment that reflects each student's real progress. In addition, they also address the use of portfolio assessment in other contexts, including admission to teacher education programs, student teaching, job interviews, and inservice teacher evaluations.

Teacher educators interested in incorporating the use of portfolios in undergraduate and graduate courses will find the accessible style of this handbook useful and informative.