Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform

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dc.contributor.authorShay, Suellenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:36:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:36:56Z
dc.date.issued1997en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication of the article: Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Assessing Writing. 4(l): 29-51. 1997. DOI: 10.1016/S1075-2935(97)80004-9.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa's gradual transition from apartheid to democracy has resulted in a steady increase in black enrolment over the year-black students will soon be a majority at the University of Cape Town (UCT). It is a well-known fact that most of these students due to the legacy of apartheid education enter the university highly underprepared and that significant improvements in the educational system are not anticipated in the near future. This demographic transition has forced Academic Development (AD) at UCT to shift its role from supporting a minority of students to developing programmes which cater to the needs of all of UCT's population-both students and staff. The Writing 'Centre's evolving modus operandi centers around the assessment of students' writing, in the context of academic departments, as a tool for evaluating existing curricula and pedagogical approaches. This article explores how a portfolio assessment project in the Chemistry Department developed (within staff) new understandings of the role of writing as a vehicle for learning, which resulted in a reexamination of the relationship of the written assignments to the existing curriculum. Based on our experience, I offer in the conclusion some suggestions of ways in which the potential of portfolio assessment for programme evaluation may be enchanged given further research. Specifically, the paper discusses the challenges of designing assessment frameworks which are diagnostically powerful enough to assist us in the task of curriculum reconstruction.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShay, S. (1997). Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform. <i>Assessing Writing</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3329en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShay, Suellen "Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform." <i>Assessing Writing</i> (1997) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3329en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShay, S. 1997. Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform. Assessing Writing.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1075-2935en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Shay, Suellen AB - South Africa's gradual transition from apartheid to democracy has resulted in a steady increase in black enrolment over the year-black students will soon be a majority at the University of Cape Town (UCT). It is a well-known fact that most of these students due to the legacy of apartheid education enter the university highly underprepared and that significant improvements in the educational system are not anticipated in the near future. This demographic transition has forced Academic Development (AD) at UCT to shift its role from supporting a minority of students to developing programmes which cater to the needs of all of UCT's population-both students and staff. The Writing 'Centre's evolving modus operandi centers around the assessment of students' writing, in the context of academic departments, as a tool for evaluating existing curricula and pedagogical approaches. This article explores how a portfolio assessment project in the Chemistry Department developed (within staff) new understandings of the role of writing as a vehicle for learning, which resulted in a reexamination of the relationship of the written assignments to the existing curriculum. Based on our experience, I offer in the conclusion some suggestions of ways in which the potential of portfolio assessment for programme evaluation may be enchanged given further research. Specifically, the paper discusses the challenges of designing assessment frameworks which are diagnostically powerful enough to assist us in the task of curriculum reconstruction. DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Assessing Writing LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 SM - 1075-2935 T1 - Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform TI - Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3329 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3329
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShay S. Portfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reform. Assessing Writing. 1997; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3329.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAssessing Writingen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1075-2935(97)80004-9
dc.titlePortfolio assessment: a catalyst for staff and curricular reformen_ZA
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