Why do educational organizations choose to employ portfolios? What value does the use of rubrics in evaluating activities and portfolios bring? How can peer review affect learning progress and growth?
Many educational institutions employ portfolios for many of the same reasons that artists always have: assessment of an individuals learning cannot be judged based on some arbitrary set of numbers or awards recieved. It is far more complex and dynamic than that. Speaking from a tech perspective: I have interviewed and hired several technicians whose paper "grades" and certifications appeared to be fantastic. Their understanding and adaptibility however made them less qualified, less 'educated' than others who lacked that distinction.
Rubrics are absolutely a necessity in evaluation. Because a portfolio is a record of experiences it is necessarily involved, and distinct from another you might read. Thus it is important at the 'get-go' to have already established clear criteria you are seeking, and a clear defined scale of measurement. Essentially you are taking something subjective and applying an objective filter to it. In oder for our evaluation to be accurate and not influenced excessively by your own subjective experince you have to have carefully designed criteria.
Peer review can be useful for growth, if it taken seriously. It allows one thing that is irreplaceable: the ability to have a preview of how someone else may view yor ideas and work, and based upon that interpretation: better your presentation, and thus understanding of our riginal work.
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