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ERIC Number: EJ599257
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Empowering Students with Mental Retardation through Portfolio Assessment: A Tool for Fostering Self-Determination Skills.
Ezell, Dan; Klein, Colleen E.; Ezell-Powell, Sherlyn
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v34 n4 p453-63 Dec 1999
This study examined the use of portfolio assessment with secondary students with mental retardation using surveys, interviews, and observations. Themes emerged across four major domains: communication, student outcomes, time, and support. Results indicated that portfolio assessment may help foster self-determination in these students. (DB)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Portfolio Assessment, Secondary Education, Self Determination, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Note: Special Conference Issue: Research to Practice in the 21st Century.