using portfolios in competence assessment at hanze university josé eggink 24th october 2008
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Using portfolios in competence assessment at Hanze University
José Eggink24th October 2008
José EgginkEducational innovation and ICT in the
‘technical’ departments :Architecture,Building& Civil Engineering, Life Science &
Technology, Engineering, ICT
Using portfolios in competence assessment at Hanze University
• Project : ‘Doorstroomportfolio’ = using a portfolio when moving on from institute A to B
Using portfolios in education chain
Import
Assessment
Export
Portfolio: Winvision
Export
Portfolio: Black Board
Import
Black Board (CS)
Connecticut
Organisations involved
Import
Assessment
Export
Portfolio: Winvision
Export
Portfolio: Black Board
Import
Black Board (CS)
Connecticut
software developer of Connecticut
Promotor of e-portfolio exhange
Competence based learning• 10-week blocks with central theme (Bridge) linked to
competencies and project:– CE01 specifying requirements (professional)– A01 working in projects (general HE)
• Theory/skills to support working in a project• (Traditional) oral and written tests • Assessment of presentation or product of students
AssessmentAssessment by using a list of criteria in:• Self,co,peer or expert assessmentsConnecticut to facilitate assessment: • to describe competencies and criteria • to develop assessments• to fill in assessments (online)• to plot the results of a student against the course
profile in a competency file
Competencies
Self assessment
Competency file
Assessment and Prior LearningIncreasingly students deviate form the fixed
curriculum route:• External projects• Use work experience• Prior education Central issue:How to determine a student’s competencies
ask for proof virtual portfolio …
Assessment using imported portfolio
Architecture
Portfolio viewer + Competency Database + Assessement System
Students may have several portfolios, files on pc/internet
Teachers develop assessments, demand proof, evaluate
Students can use enhanced portfolios for….
Lessons learned• A portfolio used in organisation A is only
partially relevant for organisation B: competencies of degree courses differ!
• Teachers are not interested in viewing complete portfolios: they only want to see relevant files proof for competencies specified
• E-portfolio standards are important for opening up portfolios (in a portfolio viewer)
Contact• www.connecticut.nl
• Refer to:– José Eggink: [email protected]– Martin Folkerts: [email protected]
• José Eggink: Hanzehogeschool Groningen• Martin Folkerts: Sobit