What Are Portfolios?A portfolio is an interrelated collection used to demonstrate a student's efforts, progress, and achievements. The portfolio should communicate what has been learned and should include the student?s comments on why the selected items are important.
The portfolio has a variety of purposes:to enable reflection on the quality of the work - to compile a permanent, long-term record of progress
- to provide an understandable picture of the process of the work
- to allow the student to share what he/she has learned with other
- members of the class or viewers of the portfolio
What Should be in a Portfolio?Must Have:- Evidence of self-exploration or reflection
- Marks Summary Sheet that includes attendance and lates
- Table of Contents
- Label indicating subject and student name
- Visitor remarks sheet
- Variety of materials reflecting range of work done in course
- At least 50% of the portfolio items selected by the student
- Items that reflect the work of the entire term
- Career Exploration/World of Work component
- Take-home Portfolio Evaluation form for all students who do not attend the student-led conference
- Evaluation component, for the portfolio, built into the overall marking scheme for the subject (weighting determined by department)
Should Have- Samples of peer evaluation
- Decorated title page
- Take home evaluation sheet to be used at the end of the semester when the student presents the completed portfolio at home
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Self Assessment in Portfolios- Self-reflection develops a set of critical life skills
- These skills must be taught
- Selection of material is the beginning of self-reflection. Encouraging the student in this may be accomplished through self-reflection statements, personal checklists, and journal writing
- Self-reflection makes a portfolio more than just a collection of work.
- Reflective comments are essential in allowing the viewer to understand the learning process.
Self Reflection Starters- This is what I learned...
- One thing I will do differently is...
- I selected this for my portfolio because...
- When you mark this, I want you to notice...
- I value this piece of work for the following reasons...
- One thing I can do better is...
- This assignment shows that I can...
- Three things I learned in class today...
- Three things I learned in class yesterday...
- One thing I learned in this class I will remember 10 years from now is...
- I would put this mark on this assignment because...
- Next time I should...
- If I had to do this over, I would...
- I plan to...
- I would like to...
- I wouldn't like to...
- I liked doing this because...
- I can use what I learned to...
- I still don?t understand...
Sample Reflective Comments"I didn?t really study for this"
"I am pleased with my success"
"This was the best that I could do"
"This was so easy"
"I did a great job"
"This was the hardest thing I ever did"
"I loved doing this"
"Sorry Mom. This is not something I am proud of"
Hot Ideas- Increase the use of peer and self-assessment strategies
- Take a camera into the classroom
- Establish what ?quality work? is
- Encourage students to establish and articulate student-led conference goals
- Have students include an item from another course in their portfolio showing the application of subject material, skills, or concepts learned in
- Find opportunities for students to demonstrate practical skills
- Role-play a student-led conference
- Return inferior work with the mark "Not Yet" or "nc."
- Have students write a thank you letter to the person they did the conference with.
- Ensure that the letter includes some reflection in it
Criteria for Assessment- Portfolio Cover
- Table of Contents
- Completeness
- Sequence
- Marks Summary
- Presentation
- Grammatical Precision and Format
- Content of Personal Reflections
- Personal Reactions to Reflections
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