The Validity of Portfolios in Predicting Performances in a Gifted Program

The Validity of Portfolios in Predicting Performances in a Gifted Program

This study examined the degree to which samples collected in product portfolios from 216 kindergarten through second-grade students were able to predict their successful performance in a gifted program four years later. Students whose product portfolios were in the top quarter performed significantl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal for the education of the gifted 1997, Vol.20 (3), p.253
Hauptverfasser: Johnsen, Susan K, Ryser, Gail R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Achievement
Elementary Education
Gifted
Mathematics Achievement
Portfolio Assessment
Prediction
Primary Education
Reading Achievement
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined the degree to which samples collected in product portfolios from 216 kindergarten through second-grade students were able to predict their successful performance in a gifted program four years later. Students whose product portfolios were in the top quarter performed significantly better on later math and reading achievement subtests, but their classroom performance was not significantly better. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0162-3532