Psychology

Denise Jehue, N. Tessier

2000.9.1Strategies

DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2000.10591463

tlooto Summary

A portfolio is a purposeful collection of artifacts showing effort, growth, learning and achievement, with various uses including formative student assessment and determining teaching awards.

Abstract

What is a portfolio? A portfolio is a purposeful, integrated collection of artifacts showing effort, growth, learning and achievement. The contents are different, depending upon the needs the portfolio serves (Melograno, 1998), and it has a variety of uses including aiding the pre-service professional or practicing physical educator, as well as allowing for formative student assessment. Portfolios can be used to determine outstanding teaching awards, merit pay, pre-service professional growth, a new teaching position, improved teaching performance, assessment of students,

Citation format

JEHUE, Denise; TESSIER, N. Portfolio assessment. Strategies, 2000, 14: 12–9.