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Electronic Portfolios : Tools For Authenic Formative Assessment, Melissa Yocum
Electronic Portfolios : Tools For Authenic Formative Assessment, Melissa Yocum
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The culture of students is ever changing. Teachers are struggling to find ways to meet the needs of different learning styles and levels. Assessment for learning is the current buzz statement in education. This review examines using electronic portfolios as tools for assessing learning. This paper examines how electronic portfolios can be used as an assessment for learning tool that engages students in their own learning. The review found that electronic portfolios can be used as an assessment-for-learning tool, but more evidence is needed to determine whether it should be the sole means of learning assessment.