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Using Portfolios to Assess Student Performance in School Health Education
Author(s) -
Cleary Michael J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1993.tb06164.x
Subject(s) - portfolio , curriculum , outcome (game theory) , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , work (physics) , academic achievement , pedagogy , medicine , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , mathematical economics , finance
Outcome‐based education is a topic of growing interest in educational circles today. More performance‐oriented than traditional learning approaches, outcome‐based education requires students to demonstrate what they know and what they can do. Because of this emphasis, outcome‐based curricula will require new methods to assess student achievement. One approach is the portfolio, a repository that enables students to document authentic examples of academic work and presentations as well as nonschool accomplishments. The possibility of using portfolio‐based assessment as a viable mechanism to promote comprehensive school health education is examined. Practical recommendations concerning portfolio development and evaluation are offered. (J Sch Health. 1993;63(9):377–381)