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The use of a portfolio approach to assessment for graduate students in a school-community relations course was studied. Twenty-eight graduate students constructed portfolios consisting of articles from the media, professional journals, and the Internet. These materials were organized into categories of "understanding the community, "administering the program, " "relations with special publics, " and "communication tools and strategies. " Each graduate was required to have one article ready for distribution, presentation, and discussion each week for a 4-week period during the 15-week class. Results show that a standard, or objective, that required a student to have knowledge of current principles and practices of school-community relations could be demonstrated by the student's ability to cite, describe, and discuss the "current happenings " from portfolio articles. Using this type of portfolio appeared to be a successful way to evaluate student knowledge. (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.