MPF 2243 CURRENT ISSUES OF MEASUREMENT & ASSESSMENT

PORTFOLIO
ASSESSMENT

Prepared by:
Bee Cai Yun, Afif, Adibah Aisyah
 INTRODUCTION
• Purposeful, systematic process of collecting and
evaluating products to document progress
toward the attainment of learning targets or
show evidence that a learning target has been
achieved.
• A collection of artifacts accompanied by a
reflective narrative that not only helps the
learner to understand and extend learning but
invites the reader of the portfolio to gain sight
about learning and the learner (Porter & Cleland,
1995)
 THE PURPOSE OF PORTFOLIO
• To give students the opportunity to reflect on
their growth over a period of time.
• To use as a basis for assigning grades (based
on effort)
• To use as a basis for communication with
parents.
• Can be used in addition to other assessments
or the sole of assessment.
 THE PURPOSE OF PORTFOLIO
• Showcase portfolio:
– Selection of best works. Students choose work, profile are
accomplishments and individual profile emerges.
• Documentation portfolio:
– Like a scrapbook of information and examples. Includes
observations, tests, checklist, and rating scale.
• Evaluation portfolio:
– More standardized. Assess student learning with self-
reflection. Examples are selected by teachers and
predetermined.
• Developmental portfolio:
– A purposeful collection of student work that has been
selected and organized to show student learning progress.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
• Clearly defined purpose and learning targets
– The goal is to help student internalize criteria for
excellence
• Systematic and organized collection of student’s
products
• Pre-established guidelines for what will be included
– Teacher should provide student with a clear guidelines
about content of portfolio and scoring criteria
• Student selection of some works that will be
included
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
• Student self-reflection and self-evaluation
• Progress documented with specific products and/or
evaluations
• Portfolio conferences between students and teachers
– Teacher and students must meet to discuss evaluations
– Teacher can get a good window into students’
understanding of their progress
• Can be used for student-directed conferences with
parents
 EXAMPLES OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
 ADVANTAGES OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
• Students are actively involved in self-evaluation and
self-reflection
• Involves collaboration assessment
• Ongoing process where students demonstrate
performance, evaluate, revise and produce quality
works
• Focus on self-improvement rather than comparison
with others
 ADVANTAGES OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
• Students become more engaged in learning because
both instruction and assessment shift from teacher
controlled to mix of internal and external control
• Products help teacher diagnose learning difficulties
• Clarify reasons for evaluation
• Flexible
 DISADVANTAGES OF
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
• Scoring difficulties may lead to low reliability
• Teacher training needed
• Time consuming to develop criteria, score and meet
students
• Students may not make good selections of which
material to include
• Sampling of students products may lead to weak
generalization
• Some parents may find portfolios assessment are
difficult to understand