“…The process helps achieve the important goal of shifting ownership of learning to die students (Barton and Collins, 1993;Ford and Ohlhausen, 1991;Stroble, 1992). Snyder, Elliot, Bhavnagri, and Boyer (1993) stated that the portfolio not only provides feedback to the prospective teacher, but also serves as a systematic process for program improvement. When the development of the portfolio is a collaborative venture among students, teachers, and peers, there is a built-in opportunity for collégial sharing that helps students become more articulate and encourages future teachers to view their work away from the traditional isolated classroom (Barton and Collins, 1993).…”