Research at
Gallaudet University
2005 - 2006

Portfolios for Student Growth

Status: Ongoing Begin date: March 1, 2003 End date: No set date

Description

Portfolios for Student Growth (PSG) is a student-directed portfolio process that offers the opportunity to observe and document a wide range of student behaviors, skills, and learning over an extended period of time. It is based on the KDES/MSSD outcomes of 1) Essential Knowledge, 2) Communication, 3) Thinking Skills, 4) Emotional Intelligence, and 5) Life Planning. PSG is a powerful tool for analyzing, assessing, and promoting academic progress and personal growth. Using portfolios, students examine a broad range of their own work, collected over time, to assess their own progress. They then use that information to assist with decision-making as they make crucial choices concerning their future. In this way, students become actively involved in a process of taking responsibility for their own learning and life plan.

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