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Electronic Portfolios in the
K-12 Classroom. The electronic portfolio, already a
well-established tool in higher education is beginning to
appear in K-12 classrooms as well.
The use of personal portfolios for assessment and
presentation long has been a component of higher education.
In fact, personal portfolios are a graduation requirement
at many colleges and universities. Now, electronic
portfolios have begun to enter the world of K-12 education
as well.
Why Electronic Portfolios?
"The power of a digital
portfolio," Barrett said, "is that it allows different
access to different artifacts. The user can modify the
contents of the digital portfolio to meet specific goals.
As a student progresses from a working portfolio to a
display or assessment portfolio, he or she can emphasize
different portions of the content by creating pertinent
hyperlinks.
"For example," Barrett notes, "a student can link a piece
of work to a statement describing a particular curriculum
standard and to an explanation of why the piece of work
meets that standard. That reflection on the work turns the
item into evidence that the standard has been met."
The ability to use hyperlinks to connect sections of
portfolio content is one advantage of using electronic
portfolios instead of paper portfolios. "A paper portfolio
is static," Barrett points out. "In addition, a paper
portfolio usually represents the only copy of portfolio
content. When the portfolio is in digital format, students
can easily duplicate and transport it."
From: Mary Daniels Brown. Education World®
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