Articles in the nursing literature discuss the use of validity and reliability as criteria for evaluating portfolio assessment processes, and recommendations include tighter specification of grading criteria, a standardized national approach to assessing clinical competence in. The findings of the study revealed that portfolio assessment helped in improving students performance in map sketching and location, where the experimental group recorded higher mean gain scores. In order to be useful as assessment tools the portfolio should include entries that demonstrate a progression of student understandings and ultimately mastery of the concepts. He specializes in assessment and the use of portfolios in medical. Sampling student work when students maintain portfolios of their work, they learn to assess their own progress as learners, and teachers gain new views of their accomplishments in teaching. Developed by the students at the center team to illustrate the practical application of the research described in their assessing learning paper, this guide summarizes peer assessment as a studentcentered assessment practice. Paths to successreferred to here as the portfolio strategy. The implementation of different types of portfolio in the assessment. The role of portfolio assessment and reflection on process writing. Allinclusive portfolios that contain a complete record of all work done by a student in a course or program.
It is not necessary to also complete a school readiness assessment as the grade 1 initial bap includes aspects of school readiness assessment. The author team working at the hong kong institute of education hkied over the last 7 years has developed expertise in portfolio assessment strategies working with students to. We give an overview of the content and structure of various types of portfolios. This type of eportfolio is primarily used for accreditation purposes and program evaluation. Data may be collected using measurable evidence based prompts that correlate with the learning objectives of a specific program or accreditation body. The term portfolio normally brings to mind a collection of stocks, examples of best art pieces, or a sample of wares to give tangible evidence of value, performance, and potential. The fourth part adopts portfolio assessment of writing as a case, describing its definition, application, characteristics and examples of putting aal into practice, and addressing issues when. Portfolio assessmentaspedagogy, as implemented in a college writing course, is. Portfolio assessment has a strong element of selfevaluation and feedback both for teachers and students. Some schools even use portfolio assessment as a basis for high school graduation. Portfolios are as varied as the children who create them and as the classrooms in which they are found. The portfolio strategy is a governance model in which a district manages a portfolio of different school types, including some operated by charter school organizations, and all schools are held to the same performance expectations.
Pdf portfolio assessment in the readingwriting classroom. The processproduct portfolio is used to show stages in the development of one particular project. For each dimension, students must submit an artifactany type of evidence that a requirement has been fulfilledalong with a written rationale for the artifact and a verification statement. Alternative assessment can also encompass a portfolio of work to represent an entire use of concepts, similar to the way a traditional final examination is intended to be a cumulative demonstration of material learned over a given time period. This paper defines portfolio as a selfassessment and selfreflection tool with its various types. This chapter describes four types of alternative assessment that might meet the needs of vocational educators and summarizes assessments in use in the cases selected for our study. The use of portfolio to assess students performance. So, portfolios are frequently included with other types of authentic assessments because they move away from telling a students story though test scores and, instead, focus on a meaningful collection of student performance and meaningful. Perhaps there is no single method of assessment which is complete. What assessments have you used in your undergrad teaching or experienced in your undergrad classes. To download a quick reference to the types of evidence outlined in this article click on. Portfolio based assessment best teaching practices. It gives the teacher a better awareness about the knowledge of peoples and their understanding and what are learning experiences are also about their skills and personal characters and capabilities the assessment should be in sync and supportive of learning, it should be and should be. It provides links to online examples of portions of.
Combining evidence to improve the quality of conclusions. Stein 3 some market participants have gone so far as to advocate for the use of stress testing as a substitute for more traditional lossdistribution type measures e. The role of stress testing in creditrisk management, r. However, to preserve those aspects of the portfolio that give. Types of eportfolios division of information technology. Portfolio purpose the purpose of the portfolio is for teacher candidates to display their skills, knowledge and experience in. Pdfsam basic portable, a free, open source, multiplatform software designed to split, merge, extract pages, mix and rotate pdf files packed as a portable app so you can do your pdf split and merge on the go. Because of this reason, portfolio assessment method as an alternative one to traditional assessment approaches becomes quite significant. Therefore, the portfoliobased assessment serves as a way to keep track of student progress not only each year, but year to year throughout their public school career. Once the purpose of the portfolio has been determined, a particular type of.
As a group, organize the assessments in some way and write the groups list on the board. Glazer 1998 says that many assessment procedures have been insensitive. A school or classroom implementing portfoliobased assessments would collect various types of student work such as writing, art, photographs, class projects, and any other work. Portfolios provide an excellent vehicle for consideration of process and the development of related skills. Clarifying different types of portfolio use request pdf. A portfolio assessment provides an opportunity for a student to reflect on their learning, to self assess, and to formulate a deeper understanding of the concepts they are learning beyond a simple surface explanation. A writing portfolio, for instance, might include initial ideas for a piece, background research or short sketches, multiple rough drafts with comments and changes, and a final draft. The individual works in a portfolio are often referred to as artifacts. Mixed methods research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods and merges findings from each. A portfolio assessment demonstrates learning over the course of time rather than what a student knows a particular day. When teachers know what students know or dont know, they can adjust to meet students right at their level.
Pdf on feb 1, 2005, margery h davis and others published portfolio assessment find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The portfolio assessment guide for students was adapted from the student handbook for competencybased evaluation by wilmington university, the handbook for preparing a portfolio by the east central colleges with offices at bethany college in bethany, west virginia, and. Assessment purposes of portfolio assessment essential elements of the portfolio stages in implementing portfolio assessment types of portfolio assessing and evaluating the portfolios studentteacher conferences 5. The collection must include student participation in selecting contents the criteria for selection the criteria for judging merit and evidence of student self. Using portfolios for assessmentalternative assessment springerlink. Eric ed387458 a portfolio assessment procedure for.
For the last two years, a consor tium of administrators, teachers, and. A portfolio in the context of the classroom is a collection of student work that evidences mastery of a set of skills, applied knowledge, and attitudes. The portfolio assessment technique is receiving an increasing amount of attention in the language arts and sciences as an option or as an addition to standardized tests. Top tech tools for formative assessment through formative assessment, teachers check student understanding, get valuable data on student learning, and then use that data to modify instruction. Portfolio can show us an evidence of students learning during a semester or year for a discipline. Office of curricular and student assessment how to write competencies and objectives 122006 page 2 of 3 learning competencies guidelines 1. A portfolio is a form of assessment that students do together with their teachers. Add a header to a pdf portfolio acrobat 9 pro and pro extended only. The role of stress testing in credit risk management. Consequently, a districts program may include several different types of portfolios, serving several different purposes. See more ideas about esl, teaching and english language learners. Top tech tools for formative assessment common sense. Request pdf clarifying different types of portfolio use as becomes apparent in the growing literature on portfolios as assessment tools, there is a wide array.
Although portfolios take different forms and serve different purposes, they. Chapter 2 portfolio development 11 and the adoption of alternative methods of evaluation for teacher candidates and practicing teachers have paved the way. Some schools in both states piloted programs in which student work instead of. Portfolios have emerged as viable assessment tools for both teacher candidates and practicing teachers. The first rule is that evidence must be relevant to the investigation. The portfolio assessment model described in this document distinguishes clearly between portfolios and portfolio assessment. The literature on the types, or categories, of portfolio assessment shows many.
As mentioned earlier, each classroom holds its own unique blend of learners. Portfolio assessment is a valuable tool for building bridges and creating. Although the types are distinct in theory, they tend to overlap in practice. Connect portfolio purpose to audience sage publications. Alternative assessment portfolio assessment eportfolios technology in assessment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how portfolio assessment processes should be evaluated.
It explains its various uses and its main components, along with the main steps of its. Students play a vital role in the assessment process. It is based on the learning outcomes and assessment standards of the previous grade grade r. Questions from studentled conferences asb a reflection entry that shows some of my best thinking about my learning. What would motivate teachers to undertake a portfolio assessment system when they are. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of assessment. Although each type is compiled for a different audience, all have a developer, purpose, spe cific audience, and reflection section discussed in chapter 3 for reflecting on the evidence. An assessment portfolio is a very logical tool to use in collecting. There are many types of evidence that help the investigator make decisions during a case, even if they arent direct proof of an event or claim.
A portfolio is a collection of a students work, experiences, exhibitions, selfratings i. The guide provides a clear definition and steps for implementing process portfolios effectively in the classroom. Indepth portfolio assessment shelby county schools. The use of portfolio as an assessment tool by ijstr. The practices of portfolio assessment should be understood in the context that the above discussion has created. Assessment is defined as a proper collection, interpretation and use of information in regards to learning. Such a plan should consider offering a wide variety of investment options so that participants can create welldiversified retirement savings portfolios. In this connection i would like you to read the introduction of the source book on evaluation available in the website of ncert. Analysis of portfolio assessment as pedagogy in technical. Huba and freed 2000 identify two different portfolio types. Tell what you want learners to be able to do by the end of your course 3. Outline the major skills or bigpicture ideas you are teaching students 2.
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