This study has an aim to try to find an effective way of the application of portfolio assessment in the real class through analyzing the value of portfolio that was realized by the teacher who tried to find the aim of portfolio assessment that is unde...
This study has an aim to try to find an effective way of the application of portfolio assessment in the real class through analyzing the value of portfolio that was realized by the teacher who tried to find the aim of portfolio assessment that is understanding children and then performed the portfolio assesment.
Subjects in accordance with the goal are followed.
1. How about the experiences in the procedure of performance assessment?
1-1. How the teacher has been performing the portfolio assessment?
1-2. How the value of the portfolio assessment is showed up which the teacher has realized?
The participant for the study is the annex kindergarten teacher in charge of 5years children 's class in Dae-gu. The period of study is from the 4th week in may to 4th week in september ,2007. Collection of research materials are 12 times participant observations, 12 times depth interviews, and child's work, assessment measure, check list, daily register, journal, picture, video material, self assessment and so on including participant for the study's procedure of portfolio performance assessment. Participant observation and interview file are recorded and made as data, and than, data are analyzed by transcription of collected materials, classification and analysis of materials, translation of materials, and confirmation of result of analysis.
The result of the study is followed
The teacher's experience of portfolio assessment is a process of assessment that the teacher tried to understand children and the teacher also tried to overcome the difficulties of the process and the performance of the portfolio assessment.
First, There are a lot of difficulties and perspiration to make a portfolio assessment be an assessment of understanding children which is the aim of the process of portfolio assessment. Teacher Yoon started the portfolio assessment with researcher's suggestion. Teacher Yoon observed children of kindergarten to know children's level and progress and found that children were bored because the assessment time had been too long in the short schedule of kindergarten. Teacher Yoon experienced the difficulty of gathering the data of assessment and realized the lack of knowledge as an assessor through performing the portfolio assessment. The teacher did teacher's best with 4 strategies for adapting procedure of portfolio assessment. As evaluator, the teacher studied books for solving shortage of knowledge by one self and actively interacted with children such as caring about interest of children, giving chance children to think oneself, encouraging them. Futhermore, the teacher recorded specially "a meaningful word' for coordination of teaching and assessment, evaluated them teaching performance focused, collected materials used variety madia. It will be good chance with the strategies for the teacher's improvement of understanding of children and facilitation of children's progress.
Second, Teacher Yoon realized that the process of portfolio assessment was a valuable experience not only to the teacher but also to children. Performing procedure of portfolio assessment, the teacher improve their understanding of individual children and it will be reflected teaching plan. Considering, understanding and caring about individual children, the teacher made friend and trustable relationship with children and also with their parents. In addition, the data of portfolio assessment was not only the process of assessment but being used in many fields by teacher Yoon. The children can think the way that reflecting on children's conduct, and reflect their assessment by oneself, be interested other children and compare, actively interact, imitate other's thought and moreover, grow with adding their idea.