What is a portfolio?

What is a portfolio?

• A. A collection of artifacts used as evidence of learning to be evaluated
• B. A single test score
• C. A summary of grades
• D. A list of attendance records

Answer: (A)

A portfolio is an intentional collection of work that shows a student’s learning over time and is used as evidence for evaluation. It gathers artifacts like finished projects, drafts, teacher feedback, self-reflections, and rubrics to demonstrate growth, understanding, and mastery, not just a single moment in time. A single test score captures one point in time and can miss how ideas develop or how a student applies skills across different tasks. A summary of grades gives an overall snapshot of performance but doesn’t reveal the learning process, progress, or specific strengths and areas to improve. A list of attendance records indicates whether the student was present, but it tells us nothing about what was learned.

A portfolio is an intentional collection of work that shows a student’s learning over time and is used as evidence for evaluation. It gathers artifacts like finished projects, drafts, teacher feedback, self-reflections, and rubrics to demonstrate growth, understanding, and mastery, not just a single moment in time.

A single test score captures one point in time and can miss how ideas develop or how a student applies skills across different tasks. A summary of grades gives an overall snapshot of performance but doesn’t reveal the learning process, progress, or specific strengths and areas to improve. A list of attendance records indicates whether the student was present, but it tells us nothing about what was learned.