The portfolio is developed by the student throughout the program and is reviewed and assessed at the completion of the program. This type of assessment provides for a sustained reflection of students academic work in a systematic way. The standards of the education profession are reflected in the standards that were created by the Educational Studies Division. Through the systematic monitoring of a student s progress towards proficiency on established standards throughout the graduate program, we believe that learners have an integral and conscious part in the learning process. Graduate students are given individual responsibility and ownership in the process through the creation of the portfolio.
Students are interactive partners with professors in shaping the learning process.
All students in Teacher Development Programs are to complete a portfolio as the final program assessment prior to degree completion. The purpose of the Teacher Development program portfolio is to evaluate the achievement of the intended learning standards as established by the division. There are benefits to both the student and the faculty who are involved in the portfolio assessment process. For the student, the portfolio is a method of assessment that allows the student to demonstrate their breadth of knowledge on the program standards. For the faculty the portfolio process can act as a catalyst for program evaluation and refinement.