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Scholarship July 3, 2025

Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment, Second Edition

The Wabash Center

Author
Ruth S. Johnson, J. Sabrina Mims-Cox, Adelaide Doyle-Nichols
Publisher
Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks, CA
ISBN
9781412972369
Table of Contents
CD Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: The Rational For Requiring Portfolios
ch. 1 Why develop a portfolio?
ch. 2 Portfolio Development as Action Research
ch. 3 Using Portfolios as Tools for Authentic Assessment and Evaluation
ch. 4 Reflective Inquiry: A Tool for Giving Voice to the Portfolio

Part II: A Guide For Developing Portfolios
ch. 5 Your Portfolio Journey: Ten Steps for Organizing, Managing, and Completing the Process
ch. 6 Contents of the Portfolio
ch. 7 Presenting and Sharing the Portfolio
ch. 8 An Overview of Electronic Portfolios: Exploring the Options
ch. 9 Creating Electronic Portfolios

Part III: The Future of Your Portfolio
ch. 10 After the Credential Program, Now What? Keeping the Portfolio Alive

Glossary
References
Index
About the Authors
Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment, Second Edition takes preservice and inservice teachers through the process of developing a professional portfolio. It is designed to teach readers how traditional and electronic portfolios are defined, organized, and evaluated. The text also helps teachers to use their portfolios as an action research tool for reflection and professional development.

New features to the second edition include:

• A new chapter that links portfolio development to action research
• Step-by-step descriptions of the portfolio process as it relates specifically to teachers
• Additional and updated material on electronic portfolios
• Discussion questions in each chapter
(From the Publisher)