Bonnie StenderClass of 2012

Hannah TribleClass of 2009

Dorothe Bach & Marva Barnett Teaching Resource Center

THE LEARNING PORTFOLIO: Promoting Intentional Learning

“Portfolios provide a detailed mosaic of student learning as it develops . . . .”

Black (1993). Portfolio Assessment, 146

What are Learning Portfolios?

Why Learning Portfolios?

Insight, Howard J Duncan

0Learning How

to Learn

Caring Application

IntegrationHumanDimension

FoundationalKnowledge

Fink, L. D. (2003). Creating Significant Learning Experiences, 107.

COMPARATIVE/ GERMAN LITERATURE

USEM

Falling from Infinity

FRENCH

Victor Hugo

Reflective assignments:

• pre-course questionnaire• self-assessment instruments• reading journals• one-minute papers• online discussions• . . .

Integrating the Learning Portfolio

Students’ perspectives?

Bonnie Stender Hannah Trible

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Assignments

Writing samples by churl

Assessment

Portraits of the Mind by Weissman, et. al.

Scope: curriculum or course portfolio?

Focus: assessment or self-reflection?

Evidence: comprehensive or selective?

Medium: paper or electronic?

Things to consider:

Inspirations

Tagg, J. (2003). The Learning Paradigm College. Jossey-Bass.

Dweck, C. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House.

Zubizarreta, J. (2009). The Learning Portfolio. Jossey-Bass.

Questions? Please email us:

bach@virginia.edu

marva@virginia.edu