Portfolios Assessment

What are the benefits of student involvement in their own assessment process?

• Increased motivation to learn

• Increased validity and reliability of classroom assessment

• Sense of ownership

• All of the above

What are some characteristics of portfolios? Select all that apply.

• They reveal growth and development over time.

• They provide a less comprehensive picture than other forms of assessment.

• They don't allow student's choice because teachers are the ones selecting the samples that are included in the portfolios.

• They offer the opportunity to reflect on one's learning.

Select a statement that is false:

• Learners are more likely to learn when they're engaged in the learning and assessment process.

• Portfolios communicate more effectively when the viewer knows why particular evidence has been included.

• Giving students choice tends to make them more judgemental.

• Without choice and student ownership, portfolios may be limited in their ability to demonstrate student learning.

Portfolio construction involves skills such as:

• Awareness of audience

• Awareness of personal learning needs

• Development of skills necessary to complete a task

• All of the above

Portfolios tend to be more complete and comprehensive if teachers collect evidence of students' learning instead of students themselves doing so.

• True

• False