Designing

Learning
Portfolios in
Social Studies
Purposes of Portfolio Assessment

Portfolio creation is a
systematic purposeful process
of collecting learners’ works to
document their efforts,
achievement, and progress
toward the attainment of
learning targets.
 Purposes of Portfolio Assessment
It emphasizes both content It demonstrates progress
01. and performance or
holistic learning.
04. on specific, individualized
learning outcomes.

It connects children’s
02. products with specific 05. It celebrates the child.
national standards.

It highlights skills
03. across the curriculum.
 Types of Portfolio Assessment
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Types of Portfolio Assessment
Artifacts to
Type of Portfolio Purpose
Collect

Artifacts from
Growth To show progress toward one or more learning goals. before, during,
and after learning

All drafts of
works during the
Project To document the trajectory of a project. creation of the
product or
performance
Types of Portfolio Assessment
Artifacts to
Type of Portfolio Purpose
Collect

Artifacts
compromising a
To demonstrate the current level of achievement over a
Achievement representative
collection of learning targets.
sample of
achievement

Artifacts
To provide evidence of having attained competence in one or representing the
Competence
more areas. highest level of
achievement
Types of Portfolio Assessment
Artifacts to
Type of Portfolio Purpose
Collect

Learners’ choice
To showcase the best work or what the learner is most based on the
Celebration
proud of. quality of work or
preference
Steps in
Developing
Portfolio
Assessment
01 Identify the
overall purpose
and focus.
Identify the 02
physical
structure.
Determine the
03
sources of
content.
Determine the
student
reflection 04
guideline.
05 Identify the
scoring rubric
then evaluate.
 Communicate the
06 results of
portfolio
evaluation.
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