Revised manuscript Design of a networked portfolio system

Abstract

Design of a networked portfolio system Portfolio assessment is a systematic means of accumulating and commenting on homework samples by students. Such samples can display or clarify the learning processes of a particular student. Correspondingly, peer assessment enhances a student's important skills (e.g. problem solving) and motivation to learn, thus making it an excellent assessment strategy to evaluate adult learners. Peer assessment can also be performed through a networked system. In this study, system incorporates two distinct functions: one focusing on peer-assessment with the other focusing on portfolio-assessment. Functions designed to facilitate peer-assessment include on-line submission of work, on-line grading and the ability to view suggestions from peers. At the end of a semester, the portfolio-assessment allows students to select their best-written assignment. Portfolio assessment Portfolio-assessment involves the targeted collection of a student's work to illustrate a student's progress and means of doing so (Sharp 1997). A portfolio can include assessments and suggestions from different sources as they relate to each student's performance. A portfolio also includes the students' own reflections on their own work and their revisions. In sum, portfolio-assessment systematically collects and assesses samples of student's work, which illustrate each individual's learning processes.