Process: What Processes Will Be Engaged in During The Development of The Portfolio?
Process: What Processes Will Be Engaged in During The Development of The Portfolio?
Process: What Processes Will Be Engaged in During The Development of The Portfolio?
When?
When a sample of work is completed
At periodic intervals
At the end of the…
By whom?
• By the student
• By the teacher
• By the teacher and student
• By peers
• By parents
Based on what criteria?
Best work
Evidence of growth
Evidence of achievement
Evidence of standards met
Favorite/most important piece
One or more of the above
Reflection on Sample of Work
Many educators who work with portfolios
consider the reflection component the
most critical element of a good portfolio.
As Paulson, Paulson and Meyer (1991)
stated, “ The portfolio is something that is
done by the student, not to the student.”
Most importantly, it is something done for
the student.
In the reflection phase students are
typically asked to:
Comment on why specific samples were selected or
Comment on what they liked and did not like in the samples or
Comment on or identify the processes involved in developing
specific products or performances or
Describe and point to examples of how specific skills or
knowledge improved (or did not) or
Identify strengths and weaknesses in samples of work or
Set goals for themselves corresponding to the strengths and
weaknesses or
Identify strategies for reaching those goals or
Assess their past and current self-efficacy for a task or skill or
Some combination of the above
Reflection sheets
Selection questions/prompts
Growth questions/prompts
Goal-setting questions/prompts
Evaluation questions/prompts
Effort questions/prompts
Overall portfolio
questions/prompts
Other reflection methods
In addition to reflection sheets, teachers have devised a myriad
of means of inducing reflection from students and others about
the collection of work included in the portfolio. For example,
those engaging in reflection can;
Teacher/Student
Teacher/Small group
Student/Student
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