El portafolios del alumnado: una investigación-acción en el aula universitaria

Authors

M.ª Teresa Pozo LlorenteSalto de línea Beatriz García LupiónSalto de línea Profesoras Asociadas del Departamento de Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad de Granada.

Abstract

The student’s portfolio: a university classroom-based research and action programmeSalto de línea Salto de línea European higher education institutions have accepted the challenge and taken up an important role in constructing the European Area of Higher Education.All this brings about a significant set of changes: a new concept of learning, the crucial role of students and the need for alternative evaluation strategies. In this new educational paradigm, focused on students and the acquisition of competencies, both the search and implementation of didactic and assessment innovations are necessary.Salto de línea Thus,we present an experience of innovation and action research carried out in the University of Granada whose purpose has been that of providing university students with a didactic and assessment resource in the classroom: the portfolio.We also analyse students’ opinions as a result of this experience and present the conclusions with respect to the research goals pursued.Thanks to the outcomes of this study, the aim is to provide information which facilitates the process of decision-making with a view to improve experiences of this type.

Keywords

Research-action-innovation in the classroom, portfolios, assessment, learning, improvement.