NATURE OF PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT

Intended Learning Outcomes:

 Develop a portfolio as an assessment tool
 Plan a portfolio assessment tools of a given subject/course.

Purpose of Portfolio
 Is a systematic process and purposeful collection of student work to documents the
students learning progress, efforts and achievement towards attainment of learning
outcomes.
 It is a systematic process that follows a well-organized collection of product of student
work.
 It is a purposeful, organized, collection of evidence that demonstrates a person’s
knowledge, skills, abilities, or disposition.
 As a planned collection of learner achievement that documents what a students has
accomplished and the steps taken to get there. The collection presents a collaborative
effort among teacher and learner, to decide on portfolio, content and evaluation criteria
(Borich and Kubiszyn, 2003)
 Contains relevant items from many different sources such as composition of students in
the form of essay, reports, stories; presentation such as observations research
investigation, an projects; narrative and anecdotal records, rating scales, rubrics, self-
refection and checklist, visual arts such as photography, drawings, paintings, performance
such as product, group project etc.

Why Use a Portfolio?

1. Portfolio give students the opportunity to direct their own learning. Students can:
 Document their efforts, achievements, development, and growth in
knowledge, skills, expressions and attitudes.
 Use a variety of learning styles, modalities and intelligence.
 Assess their own learning and decide which items best represent their
achievement and growth.
 Set their future learning goals.
2. Portfolio can be used to determine students’ level of achievement. Portfolio allow
students to present a holistic view of their academic achievement, skills, and
outcomes.
3. Portfolio can be used to understand how students think, reason, organize,
investigate and communicate. Portfolio can give insight into students’ progression
of thought and work in achieving their learning goals.
4. Portfolios can be used to evaluate and improve curriculum and instruction –
provides a broad view on the effectiveness of the curriculum and instruction thereby

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 allowing teachers to improve an enhance their instructional methods and curriculum
materials.

Characteristics of Portfolio
 Define what to include and how to utilize portfolio. There should be a clear
reason of what to include an dhow portfolio is to be utilized.
 Purposes and target must be aligned to the teaching and learning activities and
assessment as well.
 There should be a systematic and organized collection of students’ work.
 Practically identify students strengths. Encourage to submit their best work.
 Portfolio assessment facilitate communication of students achievement to others.

Types of Portfolio
 Showcase Portfolio – this shows the best of students’ best work. This is based on
students’ personal criteria rather than criteria of the teacher. Students select best
work and reflect thoughtfully on its quality.
 Documentation Portfolio – this displays changes and accomplishment related to
academic performance over time. This to provide evidence about the student
growth which provides meaningful opportunities for evaluation of the students.
 Process Portfolio – this shows a complete process steps/or the results of a
completed project or task as the primary goal of this portfolio.
 Product Portfolio – this is similar to process portfolio except that its focus is on
the end product rather than on the process in which the product was developed.
Contain the final product.
 Standard-Based Portfolio – collect evidence that links students’ 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. Gathering of accomplishment report.
Suggested Format of a Portfolio
I. Cover Sheet. This includes the nature of the students’ (0r 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 students’ learning an progress. Please refer to the
table below:

FINAL PORTFOLIO

Name/Group ______________________ Date: _____________________

Course/year Level __________________ Section : __________________
Subject/Course: _______________________________________________
Purpose: _____________________________________________________
Type of Portfolio: _____________________________________________

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 Entries Scores Comments/Suggestions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TOTAL GRADE
Recommendations :

Suggested Future Goals:

Final Portfolio Grade: ________________________________________

II. Table of Contents. This includes the title of each work sample and its page
number:
III. Work Samples. These entries which are to be included in the portfolio which
can be categorized as core (samples which are needed to include) and optional
(students preference on what to include). The core are the basic elements required
for each students and serves as basis for decision in assessing the students work.
IV. Dates of all sample works to facilitate evidence of growth overtime.
V. Drafts of the written products, or even the seminal attempts in writing the write
ups for the portfolio and the revised version based on the corrected versions.
VI. Self-Assessment. This is written by the student or the group members which
could be in terms of self-reflection and analysis or a form insights. Teacher may
include questions which can facilitate the assessment of the students.
VII. Other comments and assessments. This may come from the teacher,
cooperative learning groups, and other interested parties such as the parents.

Learning Key Points

 Portfolio is a systematic process of purposeful collection of student work to
documents the student learning process, efforts and achievement towards the
attainment of learning outcomes.
 Portfolio is a systematic process that follows a well-organized collection of
products of students work.
 (Borich and Kubiszyn, 2003) defined portfolio as a planned collection of learner
achievement that documents what a students has accomplished and the steps taken
to get there.
 The different types of portfolio are:
Showcase portfolio

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 Documentation portfolio
Process portfolio
Product portfolio and
Standard –based portfolio
 Portfolio has its distinct elements which are expected and included form the
outputs of the students such as:
Cover sheet
Table of contents
Work samples
Dates of sample works
Drafts
Self-assessment
Future goals
Other’s comments and assessment

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