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Direct linkBaas, Diana; Vermeulen, Marjan; Castelijns, Jos; Martens, Rob; Segers, Mien – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
The power of portfolios in enhancing student motivation is frequently emphasised. Portfolios are conceptualised as a tool to implement Assessment for Learning (AfL) in classroom practice. However, the relation between portfolios and AfL on the one hand, and student motivation on the other hand, is complex and subject to many assumptions. This…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
Download full textSaarinen, Auli; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Hakkarainen, Kai – Design and Technology Education, 2016
The authors investigated primary school pupils' experiences using an electronic portfolio in their craft education for a three year period, from the 3rd grade until the end of the 5th grade. This article emphasizes the functions and the benefits of the ePortfolio method and outlines general user experiences based on pupil interviews (N = 38),…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Elementary School Students, Handicrafts, Art Education
Jaquith, Ann; Snyder, Jon – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2016
Can the National Board certification process support school improvement where large proportions of students score below grade level on standardized tests? This SCOPE study examines a project that sought to seize and capitalize upon the learning opportunities embedded in the National Board certification process, particularly opportunities to learn…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, National Standards, School Culture, Educational Improvement
Yilmaz, Sinem; Akcan, Sumru – ELT Journal, 2012
This study explores the way in which the European Language Portfolio (ELP) is used for teaching English as a foreign language to young learners with the aim of enhancing their involvement in the language learning process. The data for the study were collected through observations in a fourth-grade and a fifth-grade classroom (students' ages varied…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Focus Groups, Interviews, Grade 4
Kim, Paul; Olaciregui, Claudia – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
An electronic portfolio system, designed to serve as a resource-based learning space, was tested in a fifth-grade science class. The control-group students accessed a traditional folder-based information display in the system and the experimental-group students accessed a concept map-based information display to review a science portfolio. The…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Concept Mapping, Grade 5, Information Processing
McKool, Sharon S. – Reading Improvement, 2007
According to recent research, there is a strong relationship between the amount of out-of-school reading a student engages in and his or her success in school in reading (Anderson, Fielding, & Wilson, 1988; Stanovich, 1986; Taylor, Frye, & Maruyama, 1990; Walberg & Tsai, 1984). This relationship reveals the importance of investigating why so few…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Grade 5, Performance Factors
