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of a student's v ■ork that demonstrates the student's skills and

accomp li shments. It is a purposeful collection of work that tells
the story of the student's progress and achievements in rel • tells
to a purpose. 2008).
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Take note! A portfolio is NOT a
compilation of a student's work. Paulson, et al (1991) emphasized
that it is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the
student's efforts, progress and achievements in one or more areas.
Clearly, a portfolio is much more than a compilation of student
papers placed in a folder or a collection of memorabilia pasted
into a scrapbook. Paulson et al (1991) asserts, as cited by Navarroci pat on
,
et al (2013) that a portfolio must In
student parti

What a Portfolio Includes

It includes different types of work such as "writing samples,
journal entries, videotapes, art, teacher comments, posters,
interviews, poetry, test results, problem solutions, recordings of
foreign language communication, self-assessments and any other
expression of the student that the teacher believes demonstrates
the student's skills and accomplishments". (Kingore, 2008).
Portfolios can be collected on paper, in photographs and on
audiotape. videotape, computer disk. Thus, we have what we call an
e-portfolio which will be discussed more lengthily in the next
Chapter.
What classes of evidence of learning can be put in students'
portfolios? These can be 1) artifacts, 2) reproductions, 3)
attestations and 4) productions. (Barton, 1997)
Artifacts are documents or products that are produced as a
result of academic classroom work. Examples are student
papers and homework.
Reproductions are documentations of a student's work
outside the classroom. Examples are special projects like
Capstone and a student's description of an interview with
Council.
the Chairman of the Education Committee in the Municipal
Attestations are the teacher's or other responsible persons'
documentation to attest to the student's pro
tor example, may write evaluative notes about student's
gress. A teacher,
oral defense of a research pa
student's portfolio. pa p er and place them in the