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Edward M. White. The Scoring of Writing Portfolios: Phase 2.

White, Edward M. "The Scoring of Writing Portfolios: Phase 2." CCC 56.4 (2005): 581-600.

Abstract

Although most portfolio evaluation currently uses some adaptation of holistic scoring, the problems with scoring portfolios holistically are many, much more than for essays, and the problems are not readily resolvable. Indeed, many aspects of holistic scoring work against the principles behind portfolio assessment. We have from the start needed a scoring methodology that responds to and reflects the nature of portfolios, not merely an adaptation of essay scoring. I here propose a means for scoring portfolios that allows for relatively efficient grading where portfolio scores are needed and where time and money are in short supply. It is derived conceptually from portfolio theory rather than essay-testing theory and supports the key principle behind portfolios, that students should be involved with reflection about and assessment of their own work. It is time for the central role that reflective writing can play in portfolio scoring to be put into practice.

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Larson, Richard L. "Portfolios in the Assessment of Writing: A Political Perspective." White, Lutz, and Kamusikiri 271-83.
White, Edward M. "An Apologia for the Timed Impromptu Essay Test." CCC 46.1 (Feb. 1995): 30-45.
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White, Edward M., William Lutz, and Sandra Kamusikiri, eds. Assessment of Writing: Politics, Policies, Practices. New York: MLA, 1996.
Williamson, Michael, and Brian Huot, eds. Validating Holistic Scoring for Writing Assessment: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton, 1993.
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--- . Reflection in the Writing Classroom. Logan: Utah State UP, 1998.
Yancey, Kathleen Blake, and Brian Huot. Assessing Writing Across the Curriculum: Diverse Approaches and Practices. Greenwich, CT: Ablex, 1997.
Yancey, Kathleen Blake, and Irwin Weiser, eds. Situating Portfolios: Four Perspectives. Logan: Utah State UP, 1997.
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