Digital Portfolios – a tool for assessment and learning Asgjerd Vea Karlsen Eli Kari Høihilder

Digital Portfolios – a tool for assessment and learning Vestfold University College Norway Eli Kari Høihilder Asgjerd Vea Karlsen Presentation at NERAS`s congress University of Turku March 15 –17, 2007

ICT in teaching and learning processes Be able to integrate ICT in teaching and learning processes Each student buy their own portable computer LMS – Learning Management System like Classfronter (First Class, It`s Learning) Digital portfolios – shared knowledge agogikk/

The purpose of the study How digital portfolios can serve as a tool for assessment and learning How realistic are the aims of the curriculum in Pedagogics? N O R W A Y

The process portfolio The digital collection of the work during the term Guidance from teacher and peer students The presentation portfolio A selection from the process portfolio Final assessment from teachers External examinators

Questionnaire based on the aims of the curriculum in Pedagogics 70 students answered the questionnaire in January questions about digital portefolios based on the aims of the curriculum in Pedagogic The answers are summed up statistically

To what extent have you been able to gain access to the portfolios of your fellow students? Especially good2130 % Very good2333 % Good2637 % Less good0 % Not good0 %

In which ways have you, as a student, participated in exchanging knowledge? Been looking into others portifolios to get ideas and inspiration Given feedback to others Receiving feedback from others Cooperated in pairs and groups Presented my presentation portefolio in Pedagogics for the class and teachers

How has portfolio evaluation influenced you in taking responsibility for your own studies?

How have you profitted on the process with digital portifolios? Courage to give and get positive critics Instructive and motivating with digital cooperation Challenging to know that lots of persons follow my work Take more self-responsibilty

Which partner means most to you as to feed-back comments?

How did you experience to get your portfolio evaluated by a fellow student?

How did you experience to evaluate the work of a fellow student?

The computer is a tool for reflection and development ”Real readers” - the other students will read their texts - not only the teacher Students have to respond to their fellow students The content of the portfolios - not only information, but communication More active students

To what extent do you possess digital competence, according to the criteria of the ”Knowledge Promotion`educational reform”?

Over all, to what extent has the portfolio process been a great benefit to your learning?

Conclusion Reflection, self-awareness, motivation Collaborative learning Feedback from the teacher and from fellow students Organizational structure for the student`s work Self-assessment

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