The Educational Portfolio – A Complex Learning and Evaluation Instrument
The Educational Portfolio – A Complex Learning and Evaluation Instrument

Summary/Abstract: The present study deals with the educational portfolio seen as a complex learning and evaluation instrument. In the first part we present in synthesis the definitions, characteristics and functions of the educational portfolio. The second part deals with three types of the educational portfolio: the learning portfolio as learning support, ancillary and product; the evaluation portfolio as an instrument for the validation of learning acquisitions, and the presentation portfolio, for the promotion of the learner’s self-image. Moreover, we will make reference to the professional portfolio. The sources, structure and presentation of a portfolio will also be tackled. In the end we will present the characteristics of the digital portfolio as compared with the classical one

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