George Mason University

College of Education and Human Development

Ph.D. in Education Program
Portfolio Assessment and Feedback II (2018)
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In Portfolio II, the focus is on ensuring that the student has acquired, or has specific plans to
acquire, all of the competencies for dissertation work and successful completion of the doctoral
program, including a strong capacity for self-reflective thinking about these competencies.

Note to faculty: Please use the scoring rubric to guide your evaluation of the student’s portfolio,
and then score and use the comment boxes for feedback.

Student’s Name_____Esther Lim_____________ G#___G00969613_______________

First semester in the program__Summer 2015______Current Semester__Spring 2020______

Number of credits student has taken to date (including this semester) ___54________

Section 1: Vita
1 2X
Unacceptable
Comments: Adjust the format from resume to CV

Section 2: Professional Update and Reflection Essay

1 2 3X 4 5
Unacceptable Competent Advanced
Comments:
It would help your committee to understand your goals for this work – not your degree – but
your hopes and plans for what this research will do for you – think about what your goals are and
tell us what you have done between one review and the next.

Section 3a: Foundational and Contemporary Literature Essay

1 2 3X 4 5
Unacceptable Competent Advanced
Comments:
Focus on a larger swathe of literature – try to look at the pipeline of the group within education
and in related fields such as medicine and healthcare, related to Asian American women
leadership.
Look at broader literature within the experiences of women of color in leadership capacities as
well and build a scaffold as a foundation for the work you are doing.
What is the contribution to the field? Try to be able to answer that as best you can.

Section 3b: Depth of Knowledge Essay

1 2 3X 4 5
Unacceptable Competent Advanced

August 2018
Comments:

Similar comments as above – figure out the nuance of what your literature you are drawing from.

Section 4: Program Plan of Study

1 2X
Unacceptable
Comments: While you don’t have many classes left, we would encourage you to take an
independent study in the fall to help you to do some of this deeper reading and writing.

Section 5: Academic Archive

1 2X
Unacceptable
Comments:

Language and Writing

1 2 3 4X 5
Unacceptable Competent Advanced
Comments:

Additional comments, recommendations, and required actions:

June 17, 2020

Student Date

June 17, 2020

Chair, Doctoral Advising Committee (please sign legibly) Date

Farnoosh Shahrokhi June 17, 2020

Committee Member (please sign legibly) Date

Regina Biggs June 17, 2020

Committee Member (please sign legibly) Date

August 2018