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Researching Electronic Portfolios and Learner Engagement: The REFLECT Initiative
Author(s) -
Barrett Helen C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1598/jaal.50.6.2
Subject(s) - portfolio , electronic portfolio , career portfolio , psychology , reflection (computer programming) , mathematics education , empirical research , pedagogy , computer science , epistemology , career development , business , philosophy , finance , programming language
Theoretical background for researching student learning, engagement, and collaboration through the development of electronic portfolios is described in this article. After providing an overview of the limited research on portfolios in education, the author discusses the accepted definitions, multiple purposes, and conflicting theoretical paradigms of electronic portfolios. Principles of student motivation and engagement are covered, and the philosophical issues related to portfolio assessment and reflection are outlined—paying particular attention to the difference between assessment for learning and assessment of learning. Finally, the article describes how the REFLECT Initiative will begin to fill the current void in empirical data on electronic portfolio implementation at the secondary level.