This method revolves around presenting students with a list of requirements at the commencement of a semester, which need to be completed by a stipulated date and submitted for evaluation in the form of a compilation, or portfolio.
Requirements are varied and attempt to broadly sample the objectives of the unit.
Fifteen students were enrolled in the unit. At the completion of the exercise, students were asked to consider the usefulness of the Portfolio Approach as an evaluation tool. The students' perceptions are reported here. Only time will tell whether this tool for evaluating curriculum areas such as these has enduring value or whether current interest will prove to be ephemeral. Portfolios have been variously defined.