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Exploring Digital Portfolios And Their Effects On Test Scores, Dithmar Kenneth Rualo
Exploring Digital Portfolios And Their Effects On Test Scores, Dithmar Kenneth Rualo
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Many educators in the field are looking for ways to grade their students. Many of our youth can learn new concepts and attain academic growth but have difficulties in the traditional lecture-based classroom. Digital portfolio incorporation in our secondary classrooms may be a solution to engaging learners through various interactions using online learning tools, interaction with peers, and their teachers. This exploratory study investigated the current value of digital portfolios in improving academic performance in today’s classroom. Much of the trend was popular ten years ago. The research explored how current educators in the secondary school setting feel about the …
The Impact Of Digital Portfolios On The Economics End Of Course Assessment, Marcus E.R. Williams
The Impact Of Digital Portfolios On The Economics End Of Course Assessment, Marcus E.R. Williams
Theses and Dissertations
Digital Portfolios, also known as electronic portfolios, became more visible in the educational landscape. This study employs a causal comparative design to assess the impact of web-based digital portfolios on seniors’ standardized economics assessment scores at a Metro Atlanta high school. The purpose of this study is to determine if students’ use of digital portfolios caused differences in economics end-of-course (EOC) assessment scores (dependent variable) between different groups of high school students (independent variables) across two years of implementation. Using the first-generation activity theory as the theoretical framework, the researcher frames the study as an activity system where the groups …