Types of Portfolio, best work areas and elements of portfolio

2.  Is based on the students’ personal
criteria rather than the criteria of their
teacher.
1. Showcase Portfolio

3.  Displays changes and accomplishments
related to academic performance over
time.
2. Documentation Portfolio

4.  Shows the steps and/or
the results of a completed
project or task as the
primary goal of this
portfolio
3. Process Portfolio

5. 4. Product Portfolio

6.  This collects evidence that links student
achievement to particular learning
standards.
 It focuses on specific standards that are
predetermined by the teacher and
discussed to the students at the start of
the school year.
5. Standard-Based Portfolio

7.  The contents of portfolio may be determined by the students who
decide what to include in their portfolio; the cooperative learning group,
their classmates who can recommend what to include in the portfolio;
and the teacher, school or the division who can specify work samples
and components to be included in the portfolio, it could be an essay or
photographs and other documents which strengthen the students’
learning outcomes.

8. The Best Works Portfolio
Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group
Science The best solution to a scientific
problem posed by the instructor,
review of a scientific article, work
conducted, original hypothesis
formulated, positon paper on a
scientific issue, log or journal entry
from a long-term experiment.
The best scientific experiment
conducted, project completed
laboratory.
Mathematics The best solution to a problem
posed by the instructor,
of how to solve mathematical
problem, review of a mathematics
article, biography of
mathematician, original
mathematics theory developed,
photo/diagram/concept map of
The best project completed, small
business planned and initiated.

9. Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group
Language Arts The best compositions in a variety
of styles-expository humor/satire,
creative (poetry, drama, short
story), journalistic (reporting,
editorial columnist, reviewer) and
advertising copy.
The best dramatic production,
video project, TV broadcast,
newspaper, advertising display.
Social Studies The best historical research paper,
opinion essay on historical issue,
commentary on current event,
original historical theory, review of
a historical biography, account of
academic controversy participated
in
The best community survey, paper
resulting from academic
controversy, oral history
compilation, multidimensional
analysis of historical event, press
corps interview with historical
figure.
Fine Arts The best creative products such as
drawings, painting sculptures,
pottery poems dramatic
The best creative products such as
mural, plays written and
performed, inventions thought of

10. Essential Elements Of Portfolio
1. Cover Sheet
 Includes the nature of the student’s
(or group’s) work and could be in a form
of a letter.

11. 2. Table of Contents
 Includes the title of each work sample and its page number.
3. Work Samples
 These are entries which are to be included in the
portfolio which can be categorized as core (samples
which are needed to include) and optional (students’
preference on what to include).

12. 4. Dates
 On all entries, to facilitate proof of growth over time.
5. Drafts
 Of the written products, or even the seminal attempts in writing the write ups
for the portfolio and revised version based on the corrected versions.
6. Self-assessment
 This is written by the student or the group members which could be in terms
of self-reflection and analysis or a form of insights.

13. 7. Future Goals
 This is based on the student’s (or group’s) current achievements, interests,
and progress.
8. Comments and Assessments
 This may came from the teacher,
cooperative learning groups, and
other interested parties such as the
parents.