Centers of Research on Digital Portfolios
CRESST has stayed at the forefront of leading technologies for assessing student performance...
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CRESST has stayed at the forefront of leading technologies for assessing student performance. Exemplars of portfolios with dimensions and scoring rubrics and concept papers about digitizing student work are available for a modest fee on CD. Some of their recent work has revolved about integrating innovations, such as technology, into larger visions of school reform. You can call 310-206-1532 for more recent work than the contents of the CD.
Cornelia Brunner, associate director of the Educational Development Center for Children and Technology (CCT at EDC), listed 15 criteria to assess student multimedia projects in the May-June96 issue of Electronic Learning. They include student articulation of the motivation for their research; a variety of authentic and accurate sources,properly referenced; central metaphor and good screen design; clarity of navigational links; explanation of editorial decisions for creating a particular point of view.
Discovery School houses an entire library of rubrics for portfolio and performance task assessments.
The Chicago Public Schools offers 1,000s of rubrics for K-12. No need to reinvent the world.
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The time lag between solid research and commercial products can be considerable. Fortunately, telecommunications reduces that gap now.
Placing technological advances in assessment in the context of your total school program encourages seamless integration and alignment between goals and outcomes.
