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This article explicates an article by H.C. Barrett on electronic portfolios and online assessment management systems. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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it assumes that the reader is already familiar with most, if not all, of the terms and concepts used in the piece. She also fails to explain who uses these
systems and why, obviously assuming that her audience understands the systems. While that may be fine for most readers, any member of the general public who looks at Barretts article
will find the foundation missing. How Does the Author Introduce Her Point? The author tells us her main point in the abstract, when she says that the purpose of the
article is to "attempt to delineate the differences between electronic portfolios and online assessment management systems" (Barrett). Where Does the Essays Thesis Occur? Although the "proper" place for a thesis
statement is at the end of the first paragraph, Barretts doesnt occur until page 3, where she asks "Why is it important to differentiate between electronic portfolios and assessment management
systems?" (Barrett). She answers "The literature on paper-based portfolios has raised many issues and cautions about portfolio use ... the weakening of effect through careless imitation; the failure of research
to validate the pedagogy; and the co-option by large-scale external testing programs. The current trend toward online assessment management systems that are being called electronic portfolios leads to further confusion
in the literature, making it difficult for research to validate the pedagogy" (Barrett). It is her basic purpose in writing this paper to clearly differentiate between electronic portfolios and online
management systems, because of the current confusion between the two. The Essays Body Points, the Strongest and Weakest The essay is actually rather poorly done, with grammatical and syntactical errors
throughout. In addition, Barrett hasnt organized it very well; she seems to skip around instead of developing her points in a logical order and proceeding from the weakest to the
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