ERIC Number: EJ1107854
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-2157-622X
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Unlocking ePortfolio Practice: Teaching Beliefs
Henscheid, Jean M.; Brown, Gary; Gordon, Aifang; Chen, Helen L.
International Journal of ePortfolio, v4 n1 p21-48 2014
The Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) annual ePortfolio survey focuses on understanding ePortfolio practitioners' teaching beliefs and practices. The action research reported here extends that survey research to a population of emerging educators (i.e., graduate students in education). In addition to surveying the teaching beliefs of the target population as a comparison with respondents to the annual AAEEBL survey of ePortfolio practitioners, the researchers collected data through a sequence of reflective activities with the students. The belief constructs of the survey--teacher-, learner-, and learning-centered beliefs--maintained face and statistical validity. Graduate students were high in all three belief constructs. They particularly prized learner-centered beliefs and practices. Their reflections reveal barriers to embracing, implementing, and in some cases even comprehending, learning-centered practices.
Descriptors: Beliefs, Educational Practices, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Action Research, Graduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Reflection, Mixed Methods Research, Individual Differences, Likert Scales, Intervention, Student Teacher Attitudes, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Surveys
Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. North Instructional Plaza, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. e-mail: ijep@vt.edu; Web site: http://www.theijep.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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