Lecture 5 Portfolio Assessment assessment in learning 2
- 2. PORTFOL IO -BAS E D AS S ES S ME NT ● is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits that exhibits the students efforts, progress and achievement in one or more areas. ● one of a several authentic and non-traditional assessment techniques in Education. ● It is not a scrapbook but a purposeful collection of anything worth considering. ● Comes from Italian word “Portafoglio” – a case for carrying loose papers
- 3. A portfolios content maybe any of the following: 1. Only the best work of students. 2. Evidences of individual student’s work. 3. Evidences of group work.
- 5. P U R P O S E S O F P O R T F O L I O A S S E S S M E N T 1. Portfolio assessment matches assessment to teaching. 3. Portfolio assessment gives a profile of learner abilities in terms of depth, breadth, and growth. 2. Portfolio assessment has clear goals. They are decided on at the beginning of instruction and clear to teacher and students. 4. Portfolio assessment is a tool for assessing a variety of skills not normally testable in a single setting for traditional setting. 5. Portfolio assessment develops awareness of own learning by the students.
- 6. 6. Portfolio assessment caters to individuals in a heterogeneous class. 8. Portfolio assessment promotes independent and active learners. 7. Portfolio assessment develop social skills. Student interact with other students in the development of their own portfolio. 9. Portfolio assessment can improve motivation for learning thus achievement. 10. Portfolio assessment provides opportunity for student-teacher dialogue.
- 8. F E AT U R E S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F P O R T F O L I O A S S E S S M E N T a. A portfolio is a form of assessment that students do together with their teachers. b. A portfolio represents a selection of what the students believe are the best included from among the possible collection of things related to the concept of being studied.
- 9. Features and principles of portfolio assessment c. A portfolio provides sample of student’s work which show growth over time. d. The criteria for selecting and assessing the portfolio contents must be clear to the teacher and the students at the outset of the process.
- 11. Every portfolio must contain the following essential elements: 1. Cover letter “About the author” and “What my portfolio shows about my progress as a learner” (written at the end, but put at the beginning). E S S E N T I A L E L E M E N T S O F P O R T F O L I O
- 12. 2. Table of Contents with numbered pages 3. Entries – both core (items students have to include) and optional (items of student’s choice). The core elements be required for each student and will provide a common base from which to make decisions on assessment. The optional items will allow the folder to represent the uniqueness of each student. E S S E N T I A L E L E M E N T S O F P O R T F O L I O
- 13. 4. Dates on all entries, to facilitate proof of growth over time. 5. Drafts of aural/oral and written products and revised versions. E S S E N T I A L E L E M E N T S O F P O R T F O L I O
- 14. 6. Reflections (What did learn? What did I do well? Why did I choose this item? What do I want to improve on the item? How do I feel about my performance? E S S E N T I A L E L E M E N T S O F P O R T F O L I O
- 15. Students can choose to reflect upon some or all of the following: 1. What did I learn from it? 2. What did I do well? 3. Why (based on the agreed teacher-student assessment criteria) did I choose this item? 4. What do I want to improve in the item? 5. How do I feel about my performance? 6. What were the problem areas? E S S E N T I A L E L E M E N T S O F P O R T F O L I O
- 17. 1 . I D E N T I F Y I N G T E A C H I N G G O A L S T O A S S E S S T H R O U G H P O R T F O L I O It is very important at this stage to be very clear about what the teacher hopes to achieve in teaching. These goals will guide the selection and assessment of students’ work for the portfolio. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment
- 18. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment Portfolio assessment is a new thing for many students who are used to traditional testing. For this reason, it is important for the teacher to introduce the concept to the class. 2 . I N T R O D U C I N G T H E I D E A O F P O R T F O L I O A S S E S S M E N T T O Y O U R C L A S S
- 19. 3 . S P E C I F I C AT I O N O F P O R T F O L I O C O N T E N T Specify what and how much have to be included in the portfolio – both core and options (it is important to include options as these enable self- expression and independence). Specify for each entry how it will be assessed. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment
- 20. 4 . G I V I N G C L E A R A N D D E TA I L E D G U I D E L I N E S F O R P O R T F O L I O P R E S E N TAT I O N There is a tendency for students to present as many evidence of learning as they can when left on their own. The teacher must therefore set clear guidelines and detailed information on how the portfolios will be presented. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment
- 21. Do not attempt to use the portfolio assessment method without notifying your department head, dean or principal. This will serve as a precaution in case students will later complain about your new assessment procedure. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment 5 . I N F O R M I N G K E Y S C H O O L O F F I C I A L S , PA R E N T S A N D O T H E R S TA K E H O L D E R S
- 22. 6 . D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E P O R T F O L I O Support and encouragement are required by both teacher and students at this stage. Devote class-time to student- teacher conferences, to practicing reflection and self- assessment and to portfolio preparation. Stages in Implementing Portfolio Assessment
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- 28. D E V E L O P M E N TA L G R O W T H P O RT F O L I O
- 29. B E S T- W O R K S H O W C A S E D I S P L AY P O RT F O L I O
- 31. ADVANTAGES OF PORTOL IO 1. It can monitor the learning progress of a student over a given period. 2. It can show the student’s best work. 3. It can compare the student’s best work from the past to present. 4. It can develop reflective learning. 5. It can provide documentary evidences of learning to teachers, parents and stakeholders. 6. It can foster teacher- student/parent-child collaboration in the teaching learning process
- 32. 1. It is cumbersome to collect and store portfolio entries. 2. It is time consuming to make a portfolio. DISADVANTAGES OF PORTFOL IO 3. It may create resistance on the part of the student. 4. Time consuming to develop criteria, score, and meet student.
- 33. Artifacts are documents or products that are produced as a result of student's academic classroom work. Productions are the documents that the student himself herself prepares. A P O R T F O L I O I N C L U D E S A R T I F A C T S , P R O D U C T I O N S , R E P R O D U C T I O N S A N D AT T E S TAT I O N S . Reproductions are documentations of a student's work outside the classroom. Attestations are the teacher's or other responsible persons' documentation to attest to the student's progress.
- 34. -establishing the purpose of the portfolio -involving the students in selecting portfolio materials T H E E F F E C T I V E U S E O F P O R T F O L I O S F O R A S S E S S M E N T R E Q U I R E S : -reviewing what portfolio is with students -setting criteria for evaluation based on learning outcomes -scoring and judging of the portfolio by the use of rubric, checklists or rating scales
- 35. Rubrics
- 36. W H AT I S A R U B R I C ? A rubric is a scoring tool lists the criteria for a piece of work, or “what counts” and clearly defines range of quality for each criterion from excellent to poor. How are portfolios assessed? Rubrics are used by students to self-evaluate.
- 37. CRITERIA Weight 4 Professional 3 Apprentice 2 Novice 1 Beginner Planning Process 20% 20 ▪ Clearly defined goals ▪ Detailed plan consistent with goals 15 Defined goals Plan of action loosely based on goals 10 ▪ Limited goals ▪ Undefined plan of action 5 ▪ No clearly defined goals ▪ No plan of action Content/ Organization 15% 15 Includes required content Content presented in a concise, well-organized manner 11.25 ▪ Includes most required content ▪ Organization is adequate 7.5 ▪ Fewer than half of the required components ▪ Some organizations; difficult to follow 3.75 ▪ Lack of required components ▪ Lack of organization Innovative Component 15% 15 ▪ Demonstrates a high degree of insight, originality, and creativity 11.25 ▪ Demonstrates some originality or creativity 7.5 Demonstrated a low level of creativity 3.75 Demonstrates no originality or creativity Product 50% 50 Polished and well- presented High Level of understanding of career concepts Product would serve as a strong asset in employment search 37.5 ▪ Neat and presentable ▪ General knowledge base of career concepts ▪ Product would be an acceptable tool in employment search 25 ▪ Reasonably neat and presentable ▪ Gaps in knowledge base of career concepts ▪ With additional attention to detail, product could become valuable in employment search 12.5 Poorly presented No evidence of knowledge base of career concepts Product is not suitable in employment search Final Rating R U B R I C F O R C A R E E R P O R T F O L I O
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