PORTFOLIOS IN EDUCATION
Portfolios are made of a collection of everything
students have been working on over a period of time. Samples of writing, lists
of books, book reports, tape recordings, favorite short stories are the most
common samples of works kept in portfolios. Portfolios keep a continuous
record of students' development and if teachers and students constantly review
portfolios together, the teacher will have for sure an idea of what students
perceive and think about their own learning process and also they will know
what strategies students apply when studying. The use of portfolios easily
demonstrate to students and others their efforts, progress and achievements in
certain field.
Record of language development, holistic view of
students learning, tangible evidence of learning and opportunities for
collaborative assessment and goal-setting with students are just some
of the benefits teachers can get from the implementation
of portfolios in teaching practices. Students' ability to think
critically about schoolwork is one of the most important and strong purposes
when implementing portfolios. In addition to this, there are many
other reasons for teachers to start promoting portfolios as a way of
assessment.
Although I consider keeping portfolios is a great alternative to assessment and a useful tool for students to see their performance, I have never tried to implement my teaching practices with it, but I am really thinking about starting to keep record of students this way. Do you guys use portfolios at work? If you do, how has been the experience like? and if you haven't , would you give it a try?
To finish with my entry I am leaving you with this interesting sample of how to use portfolios in ESL conversation classes written by Eileen Master a teaching associate/ instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I hope you guys read it because it can be very useful for you as teachers if you ever thought about using this tool for the improvement of your classes.
Although I consider keeping portfolios is a great alternative to assessment and a useful tool for students to see their performance, I have never tried to implement my teaching practices with it, but I am really thinking about starting to keep record of students this way. Do you guys use portfolios at work? If you do, how has been the experience like? and if you haven't , would you give it a try?
To finish with my entry I am leaving you with this interesting sample of how to use portfolios in ESL conversation classes written by Eileen Master a teaching associate/ instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I hope you guys read it because it can be very useful for you as teachers if you ever thought about using this tool for the improvement of your classes.
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