TY - BOOK AU - Banta, Trudy W. TI - Portfolio assessment : : uses, cases, scoring, and impact SN - 9780787972868 U1 - 378.1664 BAN PY - 2003/// CY - San Francisco PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., KW - Portfolios in education KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - Portfolios en éducation N1 - Includes bibliographical references. N2 - Mined from the archives of the award-winning Assessment Update, a bimonthly newsletter on assessment in higher education edited by Trudy W. Banta, and available for the first time in this convenient format, the articles in this booklet present some of the best thinking on portfolio assessment from the leading researchers and practitioners in the field. They show how portfolios, including web-based portfolios, have been used at various institutions to assess and improve programs in general education, the major, and advising, as well as overall institutional effectiveness. These articles explore ways portfolios can be scored, students' perspectives on portfolios, how portfolios changed the faculty culture at one institution, and more. ER -