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Student Portfolio
Author:
Molly Nicaise
Chair, Multimedia Arts and Technology
Introduction
This lesson introduces faculty to the use of Portfolios
as an alternative form of student evaluation. It provides a definition
of portfolio, gives examples of products a portfolio contains,
outlines benefits of portfolios, identifies some of the problems
associated with using portfolios as alternative vehicles of assessment
and provides helpful online resources for those who want additional
information. This is the first lesson in the sequence; the second
lesson provides an overview of How to Evaluate Student Portfolios.
Learning Objectives
Lesson Goal
The goal of this lesson is to provide an overview of portfolios
as an alternative form of student evaluation.
Learning Objectives
- Faculty will be able to define the term portfolio.
- Faculty will understand the theoretical grounding
of the portfolio movement.
- They will articulate some of the benefits as
well as drawbacks of portfolios.
- They will know type of materials that comprise
a portfolio.
- Faculty will be provided with a brief overview
of how to evaluate student learning using a portfolio [the subsequent
lesson expands on this greatly].
- Faculty will know where to find additional information
on portfolios.
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