Benefits of Portfolio Assessment Much has been written on the benefits of portfolio development to the learner. However, because implementation of portfolio assessment will affect the institution systematically, it is important that the benefits to all stakeholders be identified. As faculty become more skilled with portfolio assessment, personal benefits will increase. Although objective testing can be used to supplement instructor judgments of student learning, it is not mandatory. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate and teamteach as interdisciplinary portfolios are developed.
Portfolios allow faculty the opportunity to mentor students as they pursue topics of interest.
Next to taking ownership of their own learning, this is the most significant benefit to students. Students falling behind with coursework need not start over, from the beginning,during a subsequent semester. A rubric of these skills standards is included in the telecourse syllabus. Portfolio assessment will support the recruitment of a new audience of adults who cannot or will not commit to the traditional college calendar. Not only do some adult learners need a longer period of time to complete a course, but there are those who desire to complete coursework in a condensed period of time.