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Unit 23 : Portfolio Assessment

• describe and point to examples of how specific skills or knowledge improved (or did not) or Notes
• identify strengths and weaknesses in samples of work or

• set goals for themselves corresponding to the strengths and weaknesses or
• identify strategies for reaching those goals or
• assess their past and current self-efficacy for a task or skill or
• complete a checklist or survey about their work or
• some combination of the above
Reflection sheets
Probably the most common portfolio reflection task is the completion of a sheet to be attached to
the sample (or samples) of work which the reflection is addressing. The possibilities for reflection
questions or prompts are endless, but some examples I have seen include

Selection questions/prompts
• Why did you select this piece ?
• Why should this sample be included in your portfolio ?
• How does this sample meet the criteria for selection for your portfolio ?
• I chose this piece because ....
Growth questions/prompts
• What are the strengths of this work ? Weaknesses ?
• What would you work on more if you had additional time ?
• How has your ---------- (e.g., writing) changed since last year ?
• What do you know about ---------- (e.g., the scientific method) that you did not know at the
beginning of the year (or semester, etc.) ?
• Looking at (or thinking about) an earlier piece of similar work, how does this new piece of
work compare ? How is it better or worse ? Where can you see progress or improvement ?
• How did you get “stuck” working on this task ? How did you get “unstuck” ?
• One skill I could not perform very well but now I can is ....
• From reviewing this piece I learned ....
Goal-setting questions/prompts
• What is one thing you can improve upon in this piece ?
• What is a realistic goal for the end of the quarter (semester, year) ?
• What is one way you will try to improve your ---------- (e.g., writing) ?
• One thing I still need to work on is ....
• I will work toward my goal by ....

Evaluation questions/prompts
• If you were a teacher and grading your work, what grade would you give it and why ?
• Using the appropriate rubric, give yourself a score and justify it with specific traits from the
rubric.
• What do you like or not like about this piece of work ?

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