What is Portfolio

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A collection of artifacts and documentation of evidence of successful knowledge construction and student performance used to guide evaluation, self-reflection, and refinement of solutions. Learn more in: Formative Assessment in Hands-On STEM Education

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Teacher candidates earn a license by presenting accumulated evidence in a performance-based professional portfolio that faculty judge to demonstrate that a candidate is prepared to teach. Learn more in: Learning to Teach: Cultivating Practice in a Mentor-Candidate Relationship

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An assessment tool through which a student provides evidence of his or her learning. Learn more in: Enhancing Large Classes With Active Learning Pedagogical Skills

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A compilation of artifacts created by a student to showcase their work in a professional way such as a person looking for a job would show a potential employer. Learn more in: Best Practices for Authentic Assessments in Learner-Centered Classrooms

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A collection of student-selected work, comprised of items and reflections from all aspects of the learning process. Learn more in: Leading P-12 Transformative Initiatives in Personalized Learning: Empowering Teachers and Students to Assert Agency in Their Own Development

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A collection of objects into a group; for an investment, this amounts to the stocks owned by an individual or organization. Learn more in: Recruitment Portfolio Games

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A collection of information and artifacts gathered in a systematic and organized way to demonstrate and monitor the growth of an individual’s knowledge, skills, attitudes, and potential in a specific subject or skill area (Paulson, Paulson, & Meyer, 1990). This definition of a portfolio refers to a collection of reports for an individual and presented as a compilation for reading. This format is often inadequate due to the inability of a developer to capture (e.g., photos and video clips) all the AT strategies and equipment management that would be provided in an electronic portfolio. Learn more in: Developing Electronic Portfolios

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In finance, a portfolio is an appropriate mix of or collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual Learn more in: Machine Learning and Financial Investing

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A well-constructed, purposeful. and individualized collection of artifacts which captures the complexities of learning and teaching, and demonstrates the creator’s abilities, progress, achievement, and effort of what he/she can do. Learn more in: Electronic Portfolios

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Is a compilation of student work assembled for the purpose of (1) evaluating coursework quality and academic achievement, (2) creating a lasting archive of academic work products, and (3) determining whether students have met academic requirements for courses, grade-level promotion, and graduation. Learn more in: Enhancing Students' Critical Thinking through Portfolios: Portfolio Content and Process of Use

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It is a group of financial assets which are being held by the investors and are managed by financial professionals or fund managers. Learn more in: Development of an Integrated TOPSIS-Quality Function Deployment Model for Sustainability Assessment of Indian Banks

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A term made from the Latin words “bring” and folium, indicating a folder to collect documents or personal papers, dated chronologically in a series. Learn more in: Physics and Creative Thinking Connected by “Bit”

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The report collecting documents, scores, interviews, and so forth, and demonstrating the students’ skills, achievements, learning, and competencies, with respect to: a) previously defined areas of skill, b) specific learning outcomes from these areas, c) appropriate learning strategies that have to be developed by the student, and d) performance indicators. Learn more in: Between Tradition and Innovation in ICT and Teaching

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A collection of assets held by an institution or a private individual. Learn more in: Risk-Based Selection of Portfolio: Heuristic Approach

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A compilation of academic work that can be used for assessing coursework or learning progress. Digital or in other formats it can include different types of assignment and evidence (e.g., photos, texts, links, videos, etc.). Learn more in: Transforming Tourism Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Tourism Management

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A portfolio is here considered to be an asynchronous communication interface, a device for pedagogical research and practice and, above all, a device for interactive assessment. Learn more in: The Assessment of Interactive Learning: The Contributions Made by Online Portfolios and Cognitive Mapping

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Portfolios aim at the documentation of work accomplishments and skills acquired. They are also used to monitor professional development. They are not just two-page resumes. Portfolios document an employee’s capabilities and open a window for his/her future potential. Learn more in: Project Management Assessment Methods

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An arrangement of services within a specific grouping. Learn more in: Reinventing Library Research Support Services at Griffith University

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A collection of student work that documents students’ progress toward meeting specific standards. Learn more in: Assessing the Composition Program on Our Own Terms

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It referred to a purposeful and selective collection of work that tells the story with reflection and self-assessment, and provides authentic evidence of the individual’s efforts, skills, abilities, achievement, and contributions over time. Learn more in: Using Blogfolios to Enhance Interaction in E-Learning Courses

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A means of formative and/or summative assessment that involves collecting artifacts that demonstrate skills and proficiency. Learn more in: “Pretty Good Practices” for the Design of Teacher Portfolio Courses

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The original meaning of portfolio can be examined through the analysis of the structure of the term: “port” means “to carry”; “folio” or “folios” pertains to pages or sheets of paper. In geleral, it refers to the collective document of artifacts. It can be divided into learning portfolios, assessment portfolios, and employment portfolios Learn more in: Individual E-Portfolios: Can a Classic Tool for Teachers and Students be Merged with Web 2.0 Tools for Reflective Learning?

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Collection of artifacts collated by an individual or group, usually including reflections on those artifacts, that serve to illustrate knowledge, skills, dispositions, and growth. Learn more in: A Holistic Approach to Integrating ePortfolios as Instructional Methods in Online Programs

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A collection of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, currencies, and cash. Learn more in: Predicting Equity Returns in Developed Markets

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A repository of information about an individual usually used in the context of a education or career activity. Learn more in: Implementing a Statewide Electronic Portfolio Infrastructure

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A set of assets that can hold stocks, bonds, cash and other financial or not financial assets. Learn more in: Determining Expected Utility and Entropy Ratio in the Expected Utility-Entropy Decision Model for Stock Selection Depending on Capital Market Development

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Collection of work combined into one large-scale assignment. Learn more in: Inclusive Assessment Methods for a Heterogeneous Group: Appropriate Testing in the Heritage Language Classroom