Assessing e‐folios in the on‐line class

Abstract

Once they are aware of both the promises and pitfalls of e-folios, professors can make effective use of these collections of student work to enhance their students' learning and facilitate their own process of responding to student work.

The Effect of Electronic Portfolio Assessment on the Writing Performance of Iranian EFL Learners

“…As it was stated in many studies (Ahn 2004, Canada, 2002Heath, 2005;Young, 2002), many artifacts can be incorporated into electronic portfolios. They are easy to maintain, edit, update, carry, share with others, transport into a new system or new working environment, organize, store and search.…”

“…Based on Lorenzo and Ittleson (2005), electronic portfolios encourage students to reflect on their own work and their reasons for choosing certain pieces to be incorporated in their portfolio. Considering the psychological benefits of electronic portfolios, Canada (2002) believed that electronic portfolios foster a sense of pride in students' work, a sense of personal accomplishment, and a feeling of satisfaction.…”

E-portfolio as a means of self-promotion on the Web

“…The creation of an electronic portfolio serves to develop multimedia technology skills (Abrami & Barrett, 2005;Barrett, 2000;Heath, 2002Heath, , 2005Wade et al, 2005;Wall, Higgins, Miller, & Packard, 2006), as well as more general literacy, communication and problem solving skills (Abrami & Barrett, 2005;Canada, 2002). Electronic portfolios are also a way to showcase technology skills (Heath, 2002(Heath, , 2005, and to model technology skills for others (Barrett, 2000;Heath, 2005).…”

“…They help students learn to manage their own professional development, and thus contribute to lifelong learning (Barrett, 2000;Love & Cooper, 2004;Wall et al, 2006). They promise significant pedagogical benefits by stimulating class discussion and providing student-centred learning (Canada, 2002). Finally, electronic portfolios help a learning community to establish its goals and expectations (Ahn, 2004).…”

“…For those compiling them, electronic portfolios foster a sense of pride in their work, a sense of personal accomplishment, and a feeling of satisfaction (Canada, 2002;Sherry & Bartlett, 2005). …”