Task 15 -- Communicative approach

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Date Posted: 19:33:45 08/15/03 Fri
Author: Ant�nio Est�v�o
Subject: Task 15

Task 15 � How can we use portfolios to evaluate student�s progress?

Portfolio is a work collection, that is, portfolio involves particularly several works made by only one person during a course time. Logically, every work has to do with the others because they treat the same topic. Analysing the works presented in a portfolio, a teacher can see the progress in writing quality from work to work and evaluate the student through his/her written works. Moreover, beyond being an assessment tool, the works presented in the portfolio may be used as support for the next work. According to Sweet (1993) some �educators believe that portfolio assessments are more effective than �old style� for measuring academic skills and informing instructional decision� . I agree with him because I see something of active in doing a portfolio, particularly the text production action, which makes students think, research and write in order to product their own text. In conclusion, each work in a portfolio is a support for the next one, and the complete collection shows the student performance along a course.

Bibliographical References

Student portfolios: classroom use http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/classuse.html

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