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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE PORTFOLIO
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE PORTFOLIO
DRAFTS OF AURAL/ ORAL AND WRITTEN PRODUCTS AND REVISED VERSIONS
COVER LETTER
Examples are first drafts and corrected/ revised versions.
ENTRIES
“About the author” and “What my portfolio shows about my progress as a learner”
The cover letter summarizes the evidence of a student’s learning and progress.
REFLECTIONS
Both core (items student have to include) and optional (items of student’s choice)
The core elements will be required for each student and will provide a common base from which to make decisions on assessment.
The optional items will allow the folder to represent the uniqueness of each student.
Can appear at different stages in the learning process (for formative and/or summative purposes) and at the lower levels can be written in the mother tongue.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATES ON ALL ENTRIES
To facilitate proof of growth over time.
For each item – a brief rationale for choosing the item should be included.
Students can choose to reflect upon some of the following:
What did I learn from it?
What did I do well?
Why did I choose this item?
What do I want to improve in the item?
How do I feel about my performance?
What were the problem areas?
“Reflection is the hallmark of many thoughtfully developed portfolios.”
Reflections on the products within a portfolio that allow the audience to understand why these items were chosen to represent the student and his / her capacities and can provide some of the best indicators of student growth.