ED377241 TM022503
Title: Student-Led Portfolio Conferences.
Author(s): Paulson, F. Leon; Paulson, Pearl R.
Pages: 16
Publication Date: August 1994
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Oregon
Journal Announcement: RIEAPR1995
In at least
one Oregon school system, student-led conferences have begun to
replace traditional report cards. When conferences are well done,
parents believe they have learned more about their child's learning
and progress than they would through a traditional report card.
There is an important additional benefit in that students can rise
to the occasion and take charge of their own learning in important
ways. A successful student-led conference is the culmination of
careful planning and preparation that involves explaining the concept
to teachers, students, and parents. The experience of the Touchstone
Learning Center in Lake Oswego (Oregon) illustrates the successful
use of student-led conferences at the kindergarten level, with student
groups rotating through stations demonstrating activities and materials.
Experiences
of other Oregon schools demonstrate that the conferences are not
difficult to manage, and that they have beneficial motivational
impact on students, who are eager to present their portfolios to
parents and to other interested people. Appendixes present an organizing
chart and a description of portfolio activities for seventh graders.
(Contains 7 references.) (SLD)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; *Educational Assessment; Elementary
Secondary Education; Parent Child Relationship; *Parent Teacher
Conferences; *Portfolio Assessment; Portfolios (Background Materials);
*Report Cards; Student Evaluation; Student Motivation
Identifiers: Oregon; *Performance Based Evaluation; *Student Led
Activities
