Teachers Teaching Portfolio Assessment

Teaching portfolio has been implemented in the teacher assessment movement in U.S. Teaching portfolio is more authentic, more developmental, and more comprehensive than testing and classroom observations. And it is convenient for professional growth of teachers and showing their competence. This thesis analysis the implementation of teacher portfolio assessment and its use for reference to China.The thesis is divided into 5 chapters. Chaperl discuss the background of teaching portfolio springing up: the teacher assessment movement in U.S.Chapter2 presents the connotation, characters and sorts of teaching portfolios.Chapters presents the development process and assessment approach of teaching portfolios. It presents three type of the development of teaching portfolios: development by teaching skill categories, the standard portfolio and goal-driven portfolio. The assessment approaches of teaching portfolios are conference, interview, presentations, written evaluation, rubrics and so on.Chapter4 is my reflection to teaching portfolio assessment. It discusses the idea that teaching portfolio assessment is superior to traditional assessment theory, the advantage and disadvantage of teaching portfolio assessment, the standards, reliability and validity of teaching portfolio assessment.Chapters discusses the problem in teacher assessment theory and practice in China, analysis the use of teaching portfolio assessment to teacher assessment evolution in China, and advises the implementation of teaching portfolio assessment.