What is this technique about

“A purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress and achievements in one or more areas. The collection must include student participation in selecting contents, the criteria for selection, the criteria for judging merit and evidence of student self-reflection.” (Paulson et al., 1991)

In general a portfolio contains:

  • a set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person’s ability to a potential employer; 
  • two types of information: activities/achievement and evidence for reflection.

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