The article I chose for the journal presentation related closely to the AFL principles we read about in the class reading. However, one that wasn't specifically addressed in the article but that stood out to me was the following principle:
AFL should take account of the importance of (and foster) learner motivation
This stood out to me because I feel that the forms of assessment that we too often focus on actually tend to de-motivate both teachers and students rather than motivate them. Too often we depend on high-stakes testing, benchmark testing, common assessment testing (all in the same TAKS format usually) make up our assessment regimen, but both students and teachers quickly grow weary of this constant routine of multiple choice questions and scantrons. However, I think that portfolio assessment is much more motivating because students can visually see progress, rather than try to interpret complicated data graphs and charts and scores. Students can take pride in their work in the form of portfolios and they exhibit a wider range of learning activity.
I'm looking forward to learning more about the e-portfolio concept through this course. I think it will be a great way to reflect what I've learned and also be something that I could consider for my own students in the future, should I return to the classroom setting.
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