Within the District, our campus has the largest number of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams, usually exceeding the combined number of the other three high schools. We have had great success with our students in math, Spanish and Art; however, our success with language arts and history has been mediocre. In order to address this problem in English IV AP, the teacher wanted to look at having the students create ePortfolios of their learning. In conversations with her and my site mentor, we wondered, How could the inclusion of ePortfolios in English IV AP improve the students’ achievement on the AP Exam?
The outcomes of the ePortfolios would be determined on the structure and use of the portfolio. Helen Barrett, Assistant Professor and Educational Technology Coordinator at the University of Alaska, Anchorage had this to say about ePortfolios, “They can support learning, play an assessment role, or support employment. The purpose dictates the structure and contents of a portfolio.” (Brown, M. D., 2002). Our discussion lead us to the following expected outcomes:
a. Increased student engagement in the class.
b. Reflection leading to deeper understanding and retention of the material.
c. Improved test scores.
d. Develop 21st Century skills of collaboration, reflection, and problem solving.
e. Develop skills that encourage life long learning.
As we create the blueprint for the action research, the teacher and I will be looking at the different structures and what will be included in the ePortfolios to achieve the overarching goal of improve scores on the AP English IV exam. Along with improving the AP scores, we also talked about the stagnation of the TAKS scores for the Exit Level ELA test along with concerns for student achievement on the new STAAR assessment being administered 2011-2012 school year. How could the development of an ePortfolio, beginning in the 9th grade, improve the student achievement on the STAAR assessment in 2014? We decided to start with the AP ePortfolio to see if we could improve the students’ scores on the AP English IV exam. At the end of the study, depending on the results, may explore the idea for the Freshmen in 2012.
Brown, M. D., (2002). Electronic portfolios in the K-12 classroom. Education World®. Retrieved on November 21, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech111.shtml
The outcomes of the ePortfolios would be determined on the structure and use of the portfolio. Helen Barrett, Assistant Professor and Educational Technology Coordinator at the University of Alaska, Anchorage had this to say about ePortfolios, “They can support learning, play an assessment role, or support employment. The purpose dictates the structure and contents of a portfolio.” (Brown, M. D., 2002). Our discussion lead us to the following expected outcomes:
a. Increased student engagement in the class.
b. Reflection leading to deeper understanding and retention of the material.
c. Improved test scores.
d. Develop 21st Century skills of collaboration, reflection, and problem solving.
e. Develop skills that encourage life long learning.
As we create the blueprint for the action research, the teacher and I will be looking at the different structures and what will be included in the ePortfolios to achieve the overarching goal of improve scores on the AP English IV exam. Along with improving the AP scores, we also talked about the stagnation of the TAKS scores for the Exit Level ELA test along with concerns for student achievement on the new STAAR assessment being administered 2011-2012 school year. How could the development of an ePortfolio, beginning in the 9th grade, improve the student achievement on the STAAR assessment in 2014? We decided to start with the AP ePortfolio to see if we could improve the students’ scores on the AP English IV exam. At the end of the study, depending on the results, may explore the idea for the Freshmen in 2012.
Brown, M. D., (2002). Electronic portfolios in the K-12 classroom. Education World®. Retrieved on November 21, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech111.shtml
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