Competence Based Assessment Considerations within ePortfolio System
Proceedings of the 10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference "ePIC 2012" 2012
Aleksandrs Gorbunovs, Atis Kapenieks, Ieva Kudina

This paper addresses the problem of assessing learners’ competences levels and giving appropriate suggestions and probable solutions based on these assessments, as well as seeking perspective ways to make ePortfolio systems more flexible and intelligent, which would result in creation, development and implementation of new interactive ePortfolio system. The first algorithmic model was developed and prototype of such system was introduced and conducted for „Business Planning for Open Markets” course bachelor study programme students by the Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Riga Technical University (RTU), in the autumn semester of study year 2011/2012, from 5 September 2011 to 27 January 2012. This system prototype ensured the record of competences development process, groupwork environment, peer and self assessment fields, feedback review, and possibility of sending learning suggestions to learners (at this stage by tutors only). We have found the correlation between students’ activities in ePortfolio system, on one hand, and their test marks, exam results and achieved competencies, on the other hand. New system encouraged students to think critically; ePortfolio students’ groups with high activity achieved better outcomes rather than inactive ones. The system made it possible to break the neck of the most complicated course themes, as well as make improvements of students’ exercise works – their business plans.


Atslēgas vārdi
ePortfolio, information system, competence, peer and self assessment
Hipersaite
http://www.epforum.eu/

Gorbunovs, A., Kapenieks, A., Kudina, I. Competence Based Assessment Considerations within ePortfolio System. No: Proceedings of the 10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference "ePIC 2012", Lielbritānija, London, 9.-11. jūlijs, 2012. London: Europortfolio, 2012, 80.-90.lpp. ISBN 978-2-9540144-1-8.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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