How can we create valid entries and assessments that are supported across the curriculum?
Ensuring validity is a continual process. As schools design and implement a portfolio system, they will need to consistently check that the entries/tasks are aligned with the standards, that students have opportunities to learn the content and skills being assessed in the portfolios, that the Graduation Portfolio process is fair, and that negative, unintended consequences are not being imposed on students. The protocols, rubrics, guidelines, examples of student work, and checklists provided in the portfolio toolkit should help schools create valid, reliable tasks and develop a review process for evaluation of each student’s portfolio and of the overall portfolio assessment system.
