Summative Self-Evaluation for e-Portfolio Applications

At the end of the semester, the students can be required to put down the following in their summative evaluations:

(1) What are my reflections on my own and my classmates’ works?

(2) What did I learn from my own and my classmates’ projects?

(3) How can I or my classmates improve our works in the future?

Formative Self-Evaluation for e-Portfolio Applications

For the management of e-portfolio applications, during the whole semester, formative self-evaluations can be used to support ongoing constant efforts by the students.

In the formative self-evaluations, the students can be required to put down:

(1) What and when did I post my work(s) during the previous 2 weeks?

(2) Who offered comments/suggestions on my work(s) during the previous 2 weeks and when?

(3) To whose project did I offer comments/suggestions during the previous 2 weeks?

(4) What are my reflections on my own and my classmates’ progress during the previous 2 weeks?

Instructional Management of e-Portfolio Applications

E-portfolio is a highly student-centered activity. The ongoing or constant endeavors by the students display and reflect the characteristics of the application. Effective management has, therefore, become crucial for the success of the application to TESOL. Formative and summative self-evaluations could be useful tools for the instructional management. The teacher can require the students to post a formative self-evaluation in their portfolio bi-weekly and a summative self-evaluation at the end of the project.