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What is a Portfolio? “Collection of performances that embody the course’s goals and objectives”

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Success Student In College Composition Students who were placed in freshman composition using traditional measures achieved a success rate of 70 percent Students who were placed in freshman composition using portfolios achieved a success rate of 87 percent

Locus of Control Attitude Test* Comparison of Average Gain Per Group Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 Average Gain Project Group +59.3 Control Group -11.7

Virginia Beach City Public School Graduates 1998-1999

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“Hub and Spokes” Model Demonstration Site Regional and State Replication Sites National Beta Testing Sites

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What kinds of writing do you do outside of class?

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Portfolio Contents Annotated            Table of Contents Opening       Reflective Letter -How did you learn to write? -How did you feel about writing then? -What has been your best/worst writing experience? Drafts, Evaluations, and Rationale for Selection of Final Work for Presentation Closing         Reflective Letter -What is your best work? -How have you changed as a writer? -What have you discovered about yourself as a learner?

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High School Writing Center Sponsored by Tidewater Community College 1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA  23456 757.822.7311 <writcent@.tcc.edu> Http://www.tcc.edu/writcent

Purpose of Writing Center

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Collaboration (for common goals)