The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment

The Australian University which is the focus of this research is situated within an increasingly competitive context. The environment for tertiary education is one in which “prospective students are focusing on course quality and likely employment outcomes in making their selection” (Ronayne, 1999,...

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Main Authors: Pelliccione, Lina, Dixon, Kathryn, Giddings, Geoffrey
Other Authors: Karen Mcferrin
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) 2008
Online Access:http://www.editlib.org/p/27145/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15121
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description The Australian University which is the focus of this research is situated within an increasingly competitive context. The environment for tertiary education is one in which “prospective students are focusing on course quality and likely employment outcomes in making their selection” (Ronayne, 1999, p.8). Although universities have always had quality teaching and caring for students on their agenda, Government pressure for accountability in these matters is now more overt and with funding incentives for compliance included within these reform agendas. Increasingly, universities are being encouraged to focus on students’ learning rather than on teaching alone with many exploring feedback mechanisms which focus more on students’ perception of the learning that occurred rather than what the teacher/lecturer did. This paper investigates the potential of student ePortfolios to create an authentic feedback mechanism for students currently studying in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) at an Australian University.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-151212022-11-21T06:47:04Z The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment Pelliccione, Lina Dixon, Kathryn Giddings, Geoffrey Karen Mcferrin Roberta Weber Roger Carlsen Dee Anna Willis The Australian University which is the focus of this research is situated within an increasingly competitive context. The environment for tertiary education is one in which “prospective students are focusing on course quality and likely employment outcomes in making their selection” (Ronayne, 1999, p.8). Although universities have always had quality teaching and caring for students on their agenda, Government pressure for accountability in these matters is now more overt and with funding incentives for compliance included within these reform agendas. Increasingly, universities are being encouraged to focus on students’ learning rather than on teaching alone with many exploring feedback mechanisms which focus more on students’ perception of the learning that occurred rather than what the teacher/lecturer did. This paper investigates the potential of student ePortfolios to create an authentic feedback mechanism for students currently studying in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) at an Australian University. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15121 http://www.editlib.org/p/27145/ Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) restricted
spellingShingle Pelliccione, Lina
Dixon, Kathryn
Giddings, Geoffrey
The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title_full The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title_fullStr The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title_full_unstemmed The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title_short The Use of ePortfolios for Multipurpose Assessment
title_sort use of eportfolios for multipurpose assessment
url http://www.editlib.org/p/27145/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15121