THE PORTFOLIO PROCESS

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THE PORTFOLIO PROCESS

• Adapted from Making the Connection Overview
  of the Portfolio Process WVSCTC Donna
  Hasting, November 10, 2005

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What is a Portfolio?

• A collection of purposely selected and organized
  artifacts of evidence that document student
  learning in the eight categories of Core Student
  Competencies.

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EIGHT CORE STUDENT COMPETENCIES

• 1. COMMUNICATE ARTICULATELY IN SPEECH AND
  WRITING.
• 2. THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT ISSUES, THEORY, AND
  APPLICATION.
• 3. USE EFFECTIVE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TO
  WORK IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY.
• 4. FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AND POSITIVELY IN A TEAM
  ENVIRONMENT.
• 5. USE LIBRARY PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
  FOR LITERATURE RESEARCH.
• 6. USE COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS,
  MANIPULATE AND INTERPRET NUMERICAL DATA, AND
  COMMUNICATE DATA IN A LOGICAL MANNER.
• 7. EMPLOY FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE, THE
  SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF INQUIRY, AND SKILLS FOR
  APPLYING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICAL
  SITUATIONS.
• 8. USE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO ORGANIZE, ACCESS,
  AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION.

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What is included in the Portfolio?

• All student assignments (16 major assignments),
  journal entries and supplemental assignments that
  students have completed during the semester.
• Reflection/Reaction papers that support the major
  assignments.

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Reflection/Reaction Paper

• After the student has completed a major
  assignment, the student must write a
  Reflection/Reaction Paper for each.

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Reflection/Reaction Page

• Begin by reflecting on how the evidence of
  learning (assignment) is connected to one of the
  Core Student Competencies.
• Introduce the assignment by explaining its origin
  and the purpose of the assignment or activity.
• Describe how the assignment was created or the
  process by which you completed the assignment or
  activity. Think of this as your path of learning.

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Reflection/Reaction Page

• Summarize the connection of the assignment to the
  expectations of leaning by describing how the
  achievement of the Core Student Competency will
  impact you in the future.

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Completed Portfolio

• A completed portfolio will have all major
  assignments with reflection/reactions. Also
  included will be the journal entries and
  supplemental assignments.