Portfolio assessment involves students selecting examples of their work to demonstrate growth over time in one or more subject areas. It allows students to showcase their strengths and areas for improvement. The portfolio contains entries such as drafts and revisions of written work, as well as reflections from the student. Developing a portfolio requires students to work with teachers to determine the selection criteria and content. It also provides an opportunity for self-assessment and goal setting through student-teacher conferences.

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Port Folio
Assessment
- is one of the
several authentic
and non-
traditional
assessment
techniques in
education.
I. Features and principles of Portfolio
Assessment
a.A Portfolio is a form of assessmentthat students do
together with their teachers.
b.A Portfolio represents a selection of what the
students believe are best included from among the
possible collection of things related to the concept
being studied.
c. A Portfolio provides samples of the student’s work
which show growth over time.
Port Folio
•early 18th century: derived from
Italian word portare ‘carry’ + foglio
‘sheet of paper’
•A purposeful collection of student
work that exhibits the student’s
efforts, progress and achievements in
one or more areas.
•The overall purpose is to enable the
students to demonstrate his progress.

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d.The criteria for selecting and assessing the portfolio
contents must be clear to the teacher and the
students at the outset of the process.
II. Purposes of Portfolio Assessment
III. Essential Elements of the Portfolio
1.Cover letter- summarizes the evidence of a
student’s learning and progress.
1st. Portfolio assessment matches assessment to
teaching.
2nd. Portfolio assessment has clear goals. In fact,
they are decided on at the beginning of instruction
and are clear to teacher and students alike.
3rd.Portfolio assessment gives a profile of learner’s
abilities in terms of depth, breadth, and growth.
4th.Portfolio assessment is a tool for assessing a
variety of skills not normally testable in a single
setting for traditional testing.
5th.Portfolio assessment develops awareness of
students own learning.
6th.Portfolio assessment caters to individuals in a
heterogeneous class.
7th.Portfolio assessment develops social skills.
Students interact with other students in the
development of their own portfolios.
8th.Portfolio assessment develops independent and
active learners.
9th.Portfolio assessment can improve motivation
for learning and thus achievement.
10th. Portfolio assessment provides opportunity
for student-teacher dialogue.

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2.Table of Contents with numbered pages.
3.Entries
4.Dates on all entries, to facilitate proof of growth
overtime.
5.Drafts of aural/oral and written products and
revised versions.
6.Reflections can appear at different stages in the
learning process and at the lower levels can be
written in the mother tongue or by students who
find it difficult to express themselves in English.
 What did I learn from it?
 What did I do well?
 Why did I choose this Item?
 What did I need to improve in the item?
 How do I feel about my performance?
 What were the problem areas?
IV. Stages in Implementing Portfolio
Assessment
Stage 1 Identifying teaching goals to assess
through portfolio.
Stage 2 : Introducing the idea of portfolio
assessment to your class.
Stage 3 : Specification of Portfolio content.
Stage 4 : Giving clear and detailed guidelines
for portfolio presentation.
Stage 5 : Informing key school officials,
parents and other stakeholders.
Stage 6 : Development of the Portfolio

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V. Types of Portfolios
 Documentation Portfolio (Growth Portfolio)
Involves a collection of work over time showing
growth and improvement.
 Output from activities,Drafts & Scratch
Papers, FinishedProducts
 Best & Weakest works
 Process Portfolio
Demonstrates all facets or phases of the learning
process.
Useful in documenting students overall learning
process.
 Showcase Portfolio
Only shows the best of the students outputs and
products
Contains student’s very best works, & completed
works.
VI. Assessing and
Evaluating the
Portfolios“Portfolios offer a way of assessing student learning that is different
from the traditional methods.
Portfolio assessment provides the teacher and students an
opportunity to observe students in a broader context: taking risks,
developing creative solutions, and learning to make judgment about
their own performances.”
 Compatible with audio
visual artifact
development;
Photographs, video
tapes, and electronic
records.
 Should include written
analysis and
reflections

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Portfolio Assessment:
“SHARED AND ACTIVE
ASSESSMENT”
 Teacher & Students must
work together and agree on
the criteria.
 Portfolio Evaluation:
 Rubrics
 Scoring keys
 Letter grades
 Panel interviews
Portfolio Assessment:
 Self & peer assessment
Provide Feedback
 A Letter which details
strengths and weaknesses and
generates a profile of students.
 Prepare certificates, and comments about
portfolio strengths and future goals.
VII. Student – Teacher Conference
 Teacher should have short individual meetings
with each students, in which progress is discussed
and goals are set for a future meeting.
 They contain joint decisions about individual’s
strengths and weaknesses
Rating Criteria
 Thoughtfulness
 Growth and
Development in
relationship to key
curriculum expectancies
and indicators.
 Understanding and
application of key
processes
 Completeness,
correctness and
appropriateness of
products and processes
presented in the
portfolio
 Diversity of entries