Developing Portfolios to Evaluate Teacher Performance in Early Childhood Education

One goal of the teacher's professional portfolio is to describe the full range of abilities and document effective teaching over an extended period of time. In this article we discuss the procedure that teachers can use in developing their own portfolio assessment to help generate data for maki...

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Published in:Early childhood education journal 2004-10, Vol.32 (2), p.127-132
Main Authors: Gelfer, Jeffery I, Xu, Yaoying, Perkins, Peggy G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperative Planning
Early Childhood Education
Evaluation Methods
Instructional Effectiveness
Performance Based Assessment
Portfolio Assessment
Portfolios (Background Materials)
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Evaluation
Teaching
Teaching Skills
Young Children
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Summary:One goal of the teacher's professional portfolio is to describe the full range of abilities and document effective teaching over an extended period of time. In this article we discuss the procedure that teachers can use in developing their own portfolio assessment to help generate data for making decisions about teaching performance. The development of a teacher portfolio requires planning, time, organization and cooperation from students, colleagues, parents and supervisors. The format of the portfolio may vary from individual to individual and be based upon personal preference. Organizations and contents of the teacher portfolio are suggested. Questions and associated lists of teaching artifacts are discussed based on the authors' experiences as early childhood classroom teachers and university professors. The answers to these questions will guide the selection of activity-generated products to best represent the essence of the teacher performance.
ISSN:1082-3301
1573-1707
DOI:10.1007/s10643-004-1079-3