ERIC Number: EJ992962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1436-4522
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Is Teacher Assessment Reliable or Valid for High School Students under a Web-Based Portfolio Environment?
Chang, Chi-Cheng; Wu, Bing-Hong
Educational Technology & Society, v15 n4 p265-278 2012
This study explored the reliability and validity of teacher assessment under a Web-based portfolio assessment environment (or Web-based teacher portfolio assessment). Participants were 72 eleventh graders taking the "Computer Application" course. The students perform portfolio creation, inspection, self- and peer-assessment using the Web-based portfolio assessment system; meanwhile, the teachers used the assessment tool to review students' portfolios and evaluate their learning performances. The results indicated that: 1) the Web-based portfolio teacher assessment achieved an acceptable level of reliability; 2) the Web-based portfolio teacher assessment, showing a strong level of inter-rater reliability and inner-rater reliability, can be regarded as a reliable assessment method; 3) the Web-based portfolio teacher assessment demonstrated an acceptable level of validity; 4) the portfolio scores were highly consistent with students' end-of-course examination scores, implying that Web-based portfolio teacher assessment is a valid assessment method. Future studies are recommended to gain further insight into the self-built portfolios created by digital tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Word, or Frontpage software), for which effective rubrics and reliability or validity of the assessment may be also provided. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Validity, Portfolio Assessment, Internet, Interrater Reliability, Grade 11, Teacher Evaluation, High School Students, Peer Evaluation, Scores, Scoring Rubrics, Feedback (Response), Experiments, Web Based Instruction, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Educational Technology, Information Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; High Schools
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Language: English
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