6. The amount of contribution (e.g. gathering and researching information, preparing written reflections).
7. The quality of involvement and contribution (e.g. applying higher order critical evaluation and problem solving skills).
8. The fair share of the work (team working together to achieve the objective).
List seven (7) ways in which Portfolio Assessments contribute to instruction. List seven (7) ways in which Rubrics help teachers. The contributions of portfolios to learning are numerous, such as:
1. Showing performance based on direct evidence of the quality of student usual work.
2. Providing flexibility in determining how students accomplish their learning goals with an authentic way of demonstrating …show more content…
Promoting student self-evaluation, reflection, and critical thinking by giving students the opportunity to have extensive input into the learning process, allowing them an opportunity to make decisions about their work and encouraging them to set goals regarding what has been accomplished and what needs further work, an important skill that may serve them well in life endeavors.
5. Facilitating cooperative learning activities, including peer evaluation and tutoring, cooperative learning groups, and peer conferencing, portfolios are great to share at family-teacher conferences.
6. Capturing the complexity, depth, and richness of teaching and students’ learning, so that others will appreciate more fully what you have accomplished and updating subsequent teachers of learners’ previous work so, they can place them appropriately.
7. Grading students through a record of ongoing experimentation, analysis, reflection, and improvement in teaching and learning, portfolios will help teachers become more effectives and as a result, enhance their students’ learning by the measurement of multiple dimensions of student progress including different types of concrete data and