Assessing Digital Portfolios
The digital portfolio used in education courses has multiple purposes, but clearly the portfolio requirements need to enable students to demonstrate they have achieved the Learning Outcomes of the course. It is expected then that course examiners will develop criteria for assessment that match the intent of the course outcomes. Given that how portfolios are assessed in a teacher preparation course models how teachers might assess portfolio work, the following qualities of portfolios might be assessed as well as course goals.
- Communication of rationales for inclusion including theoretical perspectives
- Navigation and communication for the reader
- Demonstration of relevant national and state professional standards
- Reflections on implementation where that is possible for preservice teachers
- Resources developed and used
- Contribution to and use of professional community to enhance teaching in their classroom (professional presence)
- Digital skills and knowledge (and digital pedagogy skills and knowledge)
For assessment purposes, how the student demonstrated the Learning Outcomes needs to be paramount and dominate the criteria used.