Nature of

Portfolio
Assessment
CHAPTER 7
Overview

Assessment as part of instruction provides

useful information in student learning
outcomes.

Portfolio assessment has become an

important addition to the raportiore of
perfomance assessment.

This chapter identifies essential

characteristics of portfolio as it examines the
principles, purposes, types, and elements
needed for its effective planning as an
assessment tool.
Intended Learning Outcome

Chapter
Section
At the end of the chapter,
Develop a portfolio as you should be able to
an assessment tool. plan portfolio
assessment tools of a
given subject/course.
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discussion on the uses of portfolio:
1. Portfolios give students the opportunity to direct their own learning.
Students can:
a. Document their efforts, achievements, development and growth in knowledge,
skills and expressions and attitudes.
b. use a variety of learning styles, modalities and intelligences.
c. Assess their own learning and decide which items best represent their
achievement and growth
d. Set their future learning goals.

With these, portfolios make the students as part of the assessment process by requiring them
to reflect and analyze their own work.
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discussion on the uses of portfolio:
2. Portfolios can be used to determine students' level of achievement.

Portfolios allow students to present a holistic view of their academic

achievements, skills, and outcomes.

Portfolios allow students to present their work over a period of time and show
their progress in achieving learning outcomes.
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discussion on the uses of portfolio:
3. Portfolios can be used to understand how students think, reason,
organize, investigate, and communicate.

Portfolios can provide insight into students' reasoning and intellectual

competencies by documenting students' progression of thought and work in
achieving their learning goals.
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discussion on the uses of portfolio:
4. Portfolios can be used to communicate student efforts, progress towards
accomplishing learning goals, and accomplishments.

Portfolios allow students to present their work as a whole in relation to standards

and criteria to peers, teachers, parents, college admission officers, and so forth.
Johnson and Johnson (2002) gave a comprehensive
discussion on the uses of portfolio:
5. Portfolios can be used to evaluate and improve curriculum and
instruction.

Portfolios provide a broad view on the effectiveness of the curriculum and

instruction thereby allowing teachers to improve and enhance their instructional
methods and curriculum materials.
 Knowing basic computation
Computations
procedures

Problem Solving Developing and executing strategies

Mathematical Communication Reading and writing in Math
Mathematical Disposition Having healthy attitudes towards
Math
Technology Using computers and graphing
calculators
Connections Relating Math to other subjects
Teamwork Working cooperatively with others to
learn math
Growth over time Learning from mistakes.
 Types of Portfolio
Showcase Portfolio

This shows the best of the students' best work.

This type of portfolio is based on the students' personal criteria
rather than the crieteria of their teacher.
Students select their best work and reflect thoughtfully on its quality.
 Types of Portfolio
Documentation Portfolio

This portfolio displays changes and accomplishments related to

academic performance over time.
The assembled work sample is to provide evidence about the student
growth which also provides meaningful opportunities for self
evaluation of the students.
As a scrapbook of information, this may include observations,
checklist and rating scales and selections by both the teachers and
the students.
 Types of Portfolio
Process Portfolio

This shows the steps and/or the results of a completed project or

task as the primary goal of this portfolio.
This is very useful because the final product does not always show
the skills and knowledge that the student used in an effort to
complete the project.
By asking the students to provide evidence of their work along the
way, teacher can see both stregths and weaknesses in the thinking
process
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 Types of Portfolio
Product Portfolio

This is similar to the process portfolio except that its focus is on the
end product rather than on the process in which the product was
developed.
In this type of portfolio, there is a little or no information about the
steps that was used in crafting the product.
On the other hand, this type of portfolio contains the final product as
well as detailed explanations of each part of the final product.
 Types of Portfolio
Standard-Based Portfolio

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.
Students will gather evidence of accomplishments for each of the
standards and present these output clusters that relate to the
standards given,
 Elements of Portfolio

The best solution

to a scientific problem
posed by the instructor,
The best scientific
review of a scientific article,
Science
experiment conducted,
work conducted, original
project completed laboratory
hypothesis formulated,
position paper on a scientific
issue, log or journal entry
from a long term experiment.

Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group

 Elements of Portfolio

The best solution to a problem

posed by the instructor,
description of how to solve
The best project completed,
mathematical problem, review of
Mathematics a mathematical article, biography
of mathematician, original
small business planned and
inititated.
mathematics theory developed,
photo/diagram/concept map of
mathematical idea investigated

Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group

 Elements of Portfolio

The best composition in a variety

of styles-expository The best dramatic

Language humor/satire, creative (poetry,

drama, short story), journalistic
production, video project, TV
broadcasti, newspaper,
(reporting, editorial columnist, advertising display.
Arts reviewer) and advertising copy.

Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group

 Elements of Portfolio

The best community survey,

The best historical research paper resulting from

Social
paper, opinion essay on academic controversy, oral
historical issue, commentary on history compilation,
current event, original historical multidimensional analysis of
Studies theory, review of a historical
biography, account of academic
historical event, press corps
interview with historical
controversy participated in.
figure.

Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group

 Elements of Portfolio

The best creative products such The best creative products

Fine Arts
as drawings, paintings, such as murals, plays written
sculptures, pottery, poems and performed, inventions
dramatic performance thought of and built.

Subject Area Individual Student Cooperative Group

 Distinct elements of Portfolio which are expected and included from the
outputs of the students:

1. Cover Sheet. This

creatively includes the
nature of the student's (or
group's) work and could be
in a form of a letter. It also
reflects the progress of the
learners as it summarizes
the evidence of student's
learning and progress. The
table below shows a
sample portfolio cover
sheet.
Distinct elements of Portfolio which are expected and included from the
outputs of the students:

2. Table of Contents. 3. Work Samples.

These are entries which are to be included in the

This includes the title of each
portfolio which can be categorized as core (samples
work sample and its page which are needed to include) and optional (students
number preference on what to include). The core are the basic
elements required for each students and serves as basis
for decision in assessing the student's work. On the
other hand, the optional entries allow the folder to
represent creativity and uniqueness of each student. In
the introduction of the work samples, it is a must to
include the rationale, explaining what work samples are
included, why each one is significant, and how they all fit
together in a holistic view of the student's (or group's
work).
Distinct elements of Portfolio which are expected and included from the
outputs of the students:

4. Dates of all sample 5. Drafts

works to facilitate evidence
Drafts of written products, or even the seminal
of growth overtime.
attempts in writing the write ups for the
portfolio and the revised version based on the
corrected version.
Distinct elements of Portfolio which are expected and included from the
outputs of the students:

6. Self-assessment. This is 7. Future Goals.

written by the student or the
This is based on the student's (or group's)
group members which could
current achievements, interests and progress.
be in terms of self-reflection
and analysis or a form of
insights. Teacher may include 8. Other's comments and
questions which can facilitate assessments.
the assessment of the
This may came from the teacher, cooperative
students. learning groups, and other interested parties
such as the parents.
The Best Portfolios...

Show pride, not just proof.

Tell a story, not a catalog.
Illustrate process, not just passion
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