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Use and performances of Web‐based portfolio assessment
Author(s) -
Chang ChiCheng,
Tseng KuoHung
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00885.x
Subject(s) - portfolio , peer assessment , computer science , control (management) , drill , electronic portfolio , reflection (computer programming) , web application , mathematics education , psychology , world wide web , artificial intelligence , engineering , mechanical engineering , financial economics , economics , programming language
This research explored the influence of a Web‐based portfolio assessment system on students' performances. The methodological procedure adopted was to have the experimental group use the system, with the control group using conventional assessment. The study subjects were junior high school students of two computer classes. The experimental results revealed that the use of the system has significant positive influence on students' performances. According to estimated effect size, the most significant indicators were reflection, self‐assessment, continuous improvement, goal setting, problem solving, data gathering, work and peer interaction. However, peer‐assessment performance was not enhanced significantly. Therefore, one recommendation was to reduce peer‐assessment and instead offer specific illustrations to the students as well as the opportunity to drill.