Multicultural Approaches to Portfolio Development.

Michelson, Elana

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ERIC Number: EJ555053

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Multicultural Approaches to Portfolio Development.

Michelson, Elana

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n75 p41-53 Fall 1997

Portfolio-based assessment of prior learning typically follows Western assumptions about universal, value-based knowledge. It can be strengthened by recognizing that knowledge is embedded in specific social, cultural, and historical contexts. (SK)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, Prior Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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