Chapter 13

6. Describe the evidence of student technology-enhanced learning provided through portfolio-based assessments.
Portfolios can either contain elements of new technology tools or they can be compiled in electronic formats on the computer. Both of these ways allow students to demonstrate their grasp on the technology standards they have to learn. For example, a hard copy portfolio can contain word processed documents, images the students legally acquired from the Internet, a CD or video project, digital pictures from home, etc.

If a teacher allows her students to compile their portfolios based on their favorite projects/best works from the unit, does she have to assess them based on the same rubric, or would the rubric change, because each student may choose different mediums to submit?

I always liked doing portfolios in high school, because they allowed me to explore different means of learning. Portfolio assessment would apply to me when I teach, because I will want to use portfolios to expose my students to new skills for them to acquire and to have them compile a collection of their own works that they can be proud of.