Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios
Christchurch, New Zealand October 2008
Nick Rate, eFellow 2008
http://nickrate.com

“...gives schools the
flexibility to design
and deliver
programmes that
will engage all
students and offer
them appropriate
learning pathways.”

motivated learners
values active
principles
engaged learners
21st century skills connected
effective pedagogy key competencies
languages
achievement objectives
learning areas
lifelong learning elearning
creative
effective assessment confident

elearning
values
key competencies

Do you use...
“...teaching approaches
that consistently have a
positive impact on
student learning...”

Do you have...
“...assessment for
the purpose of
improving
student
learning...”

Do you use...
“...elearning to open up
new and different
ways of learning...”

Do you see...
“...parents and caregivers
as key partners...”

Do you have...
“...programmes that will engage
all students...”

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The research...
Engage, motivate, create,
collaborate, share, present...
eLEARNING
ePORTFOLIO
Effective Pedagogy &
Assessment...
Participation, interaction,
ASSESSMENT
collaboration, social networking...
FOR Web 2.0
LEARNING

...assessment for learning
is one of the most powerful ways of
improving learning and
raising standards.
Assessment Reform Group, 2002

Assessment for Learning:
It is based on the idea
that pupils will improve
most if they understand
the aim of their
learning, where they are
in relation to this aim
and how they can
achieve the aim (or
close the gap in their
knowledge).
QCA, 2005

“Good planning is
essential to being clear.”
Absolum, 2006

“Embedded in a view of
teaching and learning, of which
it is an essential part.”
Assessment Reform Group, 1999

“The awareness of
learning and the
ability of learners to
direct it for
themselves is of
increasing importance in
the context of
encouraging lifelong
learning.” Assessment Reform Group, 1999

“What this amounts to is that
self-assessment by
pupils, far from being a luxury, is in
essential
fact an
component of formative
assessment.”
Black & Wiliam, 1998

“Formative assessment
does make a difference,
and it is the quality,
not just the quantity, of
feedback that
merits our closest
attention.”
Sadler, 1998

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“The use of
multimedia
tools is one strategy
that involves and
engages learners.” Barrett, 2005

“...opens wide the possibilities for
reflections... in action, before
action, after action, in solitude, in
consultation with peers, in
consultation with instructors...
written, spoken,
videotaped, or
graphically
represented...”
Riedinger, 2006

social networking
...the
potential of the learning landscape
and eportfolio-related tools are
features thatfacilitate and
enhance the making of
connections and the linking
together of people, ideas,
resources and learning...
Tosh et al., 2006

...to define e-Portfolios as a
process, rather than
just a product or a
technological system.
Attwell, 2007

Nick’s AFL & ePortfolio Cycle
Exemplars,
creating LI, SC, Students working towards
matrices/rubrics Future learning
new goals in their learning
1st draft “finished”
teachers example
of writing
peers Feed back Learning Feed back Learning
artifact story artifact video
& feed & feed
demonstrated board demonstrated
self forward & forward &
reflection in portfolio reflection in portfolio
brainstorm 2nd draft
family

Collect Project purpose
Select
Reflect Collect & organise
Project Select learning
Interject personality
Reflect metacognitively
Inspect to self-assess
Perfect & evaluate
Connect & conference
Inject/Eject personality
Respect accomplishments
Burke, Fogarty & Belgrade (1994)

Web based (anywhere, anytime)
Web 2.0 tool integration
Ability to comment, reflect & feedforward
Ability to demonstrate learning
Facilitate social networking
Secure
User friendly
Aesthetics
User storage space
Manageability
Expandability
Level of technical know how
Availability of technical support
Cost
Access/edit from mobile device

iWeb Elgg WordPress Knowledge Mahara DrupalEd
MU Net
Web based 2 1 1 1 1 1
Web 2.0 tools 2 2 1 2 1 1
Comment, reflect... 3 1 1 2 1 1
Demo learning 1 2 1 2 2 2
Social networking 3 1 3 3 1 1
Secure 3 1 1 1 1 1
User friendly 1 2 2 3 3 3
Aesthetics 1 2 1 3 2 2
Storage space 1 1 1 3 1 1
Manageability 3 1 1 1 1 2
Expandability 3 1 1 3 2 1
Tech know how 1 3 2 3 3 3
Tech support 1 3 1 2 3 2
Cost 1 1 1 3 1 1
Mobile device 3 2 2 2 2 2
TOTAL 29 24 20 34 25 24

WORDPRESS MU
Web 2.0 tool
Multiple user blogging platform
Free
Anywhere, anytime access
Password secure
All learning artifacts (podcasts, movies, quicktime, pics etc.) can
be embedded
Customisable
Feedback, comments & reflections added to any artifact, page
or post
Embedded in teaching and learning

Students on AFL...
“It helps you stay on topic. We know what we are learning
about and can find more information about it and what we are
learning on and forget about everything else.” Year 6 student
“Well we look for ways that we could improve it. Sometimes,
like when we wrote our brochures, we had a matrix and we
would highlight where we thought we were and then we
would try and make it better.”Year 6 student
“Definitely it helps... if you are finding information and it
doesn't meet up with the success criteria you know not to
put it in, rather than wasting your time doing it again.” Year 6 student

Students on ePortfolios...
It is a lot quicker. It's on the Internet. You can see it quicker. Year 3
student
Because you can actually write comments on it... Year 4 student
I quite like the ones on the internet. Because then you can tell
your grandparents or relatives over in a different country how
to get in and see your work. Year 6 student
They [mum and dad] think it is great and that they don't have
to wait. Year 4 student

Students on Comments & Feedback...
“It makes me feel like my parents know I have put a lot of
effort into my work and I have really tried my best to show the
best presentation I can, really getting focused. They can see
that.”Year 6 student
“I like getting feedback, definitely. I really do think it helps... see
what I need to improve on really.” Year 6 student
“It makes me feel proud of what I have done.” Year 3 student
“Yes, because then you know what you are going to focus on
and that.” Year 4 student
“It makes me think that I have done a good job and that my
Mum and Dad are impressed with my learning.” Year 4 student

Where to...
“Learning that
mlearning happens
moblogging across
mfolios locations, or
mportfolios that takes
advantage of
learning
opportunities
offered by
portable
technologies.”
Wikipedia

“...students can
carry
literally
their eportfolio
around with them and
update it at
any time in
any place.”
MOSEP, 2007

The final word...

Photo Credits
http://flickr.com/photos/jquicho/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
http://flickr.com/photos/minebilder/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
http://flickr.com/photos/olpc/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthdowney/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
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Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios
Christchurch, New Zealand October 2008
Nick Rate, eFellow 2008
http://nickrate.com