Portfolio
Assessment
Prepared by:
Robbie Liza E. Caytiles
Marie M. Loria
Portfolio
A portfolio is a “collection of a student work that has been
selected and organized”
To show student learning progress (developmental
portfolio)
To show samples of the student’s best work (showcase
portfolio)
It is NOT a scrapbook but a purposeful collection of
anything worth considering.
A Portfolio’s content may be any
of the following:
1. Only the best work of students.
2. Evidences of individual student’s work
3. Evidences of group work
Using a portfolio as an assessment tool has several
advantages.
These are as follows:
1. It can monitor the learning progress of a
student over a given period.
2. It can show the student’s best work.
3. It can compare the student’s best work
from the past to present.
Using a portfolio as an assessment tool has several
advantages.
These are as follows:
4. It can develop reflective learning.
5. It can provide documentary evidences of learning to
teachers, parents and stakeholders.
6. It can foster teacher-student/parent-child
collaboration in the teaching learning process.
Disadvantages of portfolios:
1. It is cumbersome to collect and store portfolio entries.
2. It is time consuming to make a portfolio.
3. It may create resistance on the part of the students.
Purposes of Portfolio Assessment:
1. Monitor student progress (formative)
2. Assess student achievement (summative)
3. Determine students’ grades (summative)
Types of
Portfolios
1. Working Portfolios
Working Portfolios
Consist of collection of day-to-day work of
students.
They reflect the progress of a student in a particular
area of learning.
Provides opportunities to growth through self-
reflection.
Working Portfolios
Teachers can reflect on the effectiveness of
his/her instruction through working portfolios.
It can be compared to an artist’s studio: the
notes, the half-finished drafts, the sketches, and
the completed works.
Working Portfolios may contain the
following evidences:
1. Teacher-directed tasks
2. Teacher observations
3. Classroom activities
4. Self-assessment and self-reflections
5. Relevant learning outcomes
Types of
Portfolios
1. Documentary
Portfolios
Documentary Portfolios
– Collections of the best work of students assembled for
assessment purposes
– Showcases the final products of student work
– Provide evidences that certain instructional goals are
realized
– Indicate students’ progress and weaknesses from one
learning area to another
Types of
Portfolios
1. Show Portfolios
Show Portfolios
– Purposeful collections of limited amount of student’s
work
– Usually finished products to display the best he/she
accomplished in a given period
– May contain art projects, essays, stories, poetry, or
research papers
– Reflect the curriculum goals of the learning areas
Key Elements in Portfolio
Assessment
– A good portfolio assessment involves teachers, students, and
parents
– Should specify a variety of materials systematically arranged
and organized
– Criteria should be identified
– Students should be required to evaluate portfolios periodically
– The school should schedule portfolio evaluation conference
Questions in Portfolio-
making
1. What is the purpose in making a portfolio?
2. Who should make the portfolio?
3. How long will it take to assemble the entries in a
portfolio?
4. How will it take to assemble the entries in a portfolio?
Questions in Portfolio-
making
5. What entries will be included in the portfolio?
6. What criteria should be used to evaluate a
portfolio?
7. What conclusions can be made as he result of
the construction of the portfolio?
8. How can we summarize evaluative data in a
portfolio?
Developmental vs.
Showcase Portfolio
Developmental
Portfolio
Developmental Portfolio
–aims to present the learning
process of a student
–used during instruction
Showcase
Portfolio
Showcase Portfolio
–provides samples of a student’s
performance at the end of the
instructional program
Portfolio Process
Set Goals
Collect
Select
Reflect
Exhibit
Confer
Reflect
