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We assess student work so both teachers and learners can see what students currently know, and what they need to understand in order to improve. For this reason the core principle underlying the assessment tool is the importance of designing assessment as learning. That is, assessment is integral to the everyday processes of learning and teaching throughout a course, rather than something that happens at the very end of a course to measure student performance.
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A portfolio can be seen as both a product and a process. As a product, it holds the work records and documents what a learner has produced during a course or program. It essentially represents an edited collection of their learning achievements. As a process-oriented tool, it enables learners to monitor their own learning systematically, reflect on their learning performance, present a coherent account of their achievements and obtain feedback on their learning. When students develop a portfolio, they can create their own learning story and begin shaping their emerging professional identities. They can use their portfolios as a dynamic archive of experience, to support and enable reflective learning, to demonstrate learning achievement for assessment purposes, to support an application for a job or study program, and more. |
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video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moomu5XBf8s
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Here is an example of a potential rubric you can use when assessing portfolios. This example shows criteria for the selection of artifacts/work, the accompanying text that describes the artifacts, and the reflective comments students will write about their growth throughout the course. You can also include criteria for time management and visual appeal. |
Example 1: A snapshot of how you can document the learning process (you can do this electronically for ePortfolios)
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Example 3: This student included her report on sharks under the "writing" section of the portfolio
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Example 2: The homepage from a student's portfolio in
middle years image reference: http://timse-portfolio.weebly.com/
These examples of student work are bits and pieces from their complete portfolios - take it further and see what you and your students can come up with! |
Learn more about other types of ePortfolios by clicking on the Showcase Porfolios link above or by continuing the tour with NEXT STOP:
At any point, you can also visit our resources page to learn more about the research available on electronic portfolios. |