1. [portfolio.]
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2. • Results school audit
(QA/School Administration
Board)
• Theory – what is a [portfolio.]
3. [portfolio.] & Learning
4. The BIG4 – underlying
principles
5. Design – how does it look
like?
Overview
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3. The majority of observed lesson sequences: suitable problem
definition(s), which define the aim(s) of the lessons and the
underlying learning process and structure the lessons likewise.
Contents and levels meet the students‘ capacities.
The design of the lessons meets the aim(s) of the learning
process.
Media and materials are generally well chosen, focusing on
students‘ needs.
Generally speaking, there is a progress in students‘ learning
processes with every single lesson having been observed.
2. Results
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4. • portare (v.; lat. to carry) + folium (n.;
sheet)
• „something you can carry personal
products with you.“
= folder
• various definitions (intended purpose)
Theory - what is a Portfolio?
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5. „A portfolio is dynamic, goal attaining,
systematic and reflective collection of products,
which represent and represents a student‘s
efforts, development and achievements in
one or various fields and/or processes.“
(cf. Melograno p 52)
Portfolios & Learning
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6.  … dynamic …  … goal attaining …
opendness(media, clear definition of aims
assignments, learning (competences)
process/problem
solving)
 … systematic …  … reflective …
SOL – sensible way of various posibilities of
structuring content(s) self-evaluation
„The BIG4“ – underlying principles
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7. Design – how does is look like?
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8. Thank you.
[portfolio.]
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