Designing Authentic Assessment: PortfolioAydila | Faiqoh | Putri

MeaningAccording to Genesee and Upshur (1996), a portfolio is "a purposeful collection of students' work that demonstrates their efforts, progress, and achievements in given areas" (p. 99).

Exampleessays and compositions in draft and final forms; reports, project outlines; photos; Audio and/or video recordings of presentations, demonstrations, etc.; tests, test scores, and written homework exercises; and Self-and peer-assessments-comments, evaluations and checklists.

poetry and creative prose

artwork

Journals, diaries, and other personal reflections

notes on lectures

newspaper or magazine clippings

Multiple Uses of the PortfolioStudents with special needs.Communication between home and school or school and community.Documentation of teacher effectiveness.Development of students cognitive skills.

The Nature and Purpose of PortfolioCollectingReflectingAssessingDocumentingLinkingEvaluating

Steps and GuidelinesState objectives clearly.Give guidelines on what materials to include.Communicate assessment criteria to students. ....

Genesee and Upshur (1996) recommended using a questionnaire format for self-assessment, with questions like the following for a project:

Portfolio project self-assessment questionnaire 1. What makes this a good or interesting project? 2. What is the most interesting part of the project? 3. What was the most difficult part of the project? 4. "What did you learn from the project? 5. What skills did you practice when doing this project? 6. What resources did you use to complete this project? 7. What is the best part of the project? Why? 8. How would you make the project better?

Designate time within the curriculum for portfolio development.Establish periodic schedules for review and conferencing.Designate an accessible place to keep portfolios.Provide positive wash back-giving final assessments.

AdvantagesAssesses what students can do and not just what they know.Engages students actively.Fosters student-teacher communication and depth of exploration, with the teacher as facilitatorEnhances understanding of the educational process among parents and in the community.Provides goals for student learning.Offers an alternative to traditional tests for students with special needs.

Advantagesfoster intrinsic motivation, responsibility, and ownership, individualize learning and celebrate the uniqueness of each student, provide tangible evidence of a student's work, facilitate Critical thinking, self-assessment, and revision processes, offer opportunities for collaborative work with peers, and Permit assessment of multiple dimensions of language learning.

DisadvantagesReliabilityTimeDepth, not breadthFairnessInterpretation of resultsContributions to learning

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