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- Vol 5 TE: App C
learning portfoliosstudent reflectionportfolio selectionassessment criteriagrowth over timestudent agencylearning evidenceJournal article Evidence summaryAt a glance
Paulson, Paulson, and Meyer distinguish a genuine learning portfolio from an arbitrary folder of completed work. A portfolio is a purposeful collection showing a learner’s efforts, progress, and achievements; students participate in selecting contents, identify criteria for selection and quality, and reflect on the evidence.
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The authors describe eight characteristics. Portfolios should contain self-reflection, involve students in choosing entries, remain distinct from cumulative records, convey the learner’s activities and development, and show growth through dated or sequenced work. Their purpose may change during the year, but students should control what becomes public. Portfolios also need information that allows readers to understand the work in context and should encourage students to see patterns in their learning.
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The central value lies in joining assessment with instruction and making students participants rather than objects of evaluation. For educators, the implication is that simply digitising or collecting assignments is insufficient: a portfolio requires an explicit purpose, selection decisions, criteria, commentary, comparison over time, and dialogue about next steps.
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