Graduation PortfolioGraduation Portfolio AssessmentWhat is Graduation Portfolio Assessment? What is Graduation Portfolio Assessment? Graduation Portfolio Assessment is an element in the 2004 Graduation Program that acknowledges the fact that students need more than academic skills in order to make successful transitions beyond Grade 12. This is a new type of assessment. It requires that students demonstrate their competence in areas that are critical for success in the world of tomorrow, areas not traditionally measured in the provincial exam program. Teachers carry out portfolio assessment at the school level. Portfolio assessment is based on Ministry standards that describe specific criteria that student evidence must meet. These criteria are described in Graduation Portfolio Assessment and Focus Areas: A Program Guide. Worth four credits toward graduation, Graduation Portfolio Assessment begins with students entering Grade 10 in September of 2004 or later. Portfolio assessment must be completed by the end of Grade 12 and is a requirement for graduation. During the 2006/07 school year, the Graduation Portfolio is not mandatory for Grade 12 students. [more...]
Graduation Portfolios are purposeful collections (electronic or paper-based) made by individual students, documenting their competencies in the six Portfolio Organizers listed below. These collections may assume a variety of forms.
What organizers are included in the Graduation Portfolio?
What are the Graduation Portfolio Assessment standards? The Graduation Portfolio standards are descriptions of student achievement, arranged in six organizers. The standards answer these questions: What should student evidence show? What must it address or include? Students use the standards as guides for collecting their evidence and submitting it for teacher assessment and evaluation. Teachers use the standards to assess evidence and assign marks. With the help of educators, the Ministry of Education developed the first draft of these standards and posted them for public review until November 30, 2003. In consultation with pilot project teachers and administrators around the province and in response to feedback from the public review process, the Ministry of Education re-framed the draft standards. The revised framework is described in Graduation Portfolio Assessment and Focus Areas: A Program Guide. Students must meet standards in all six organizers of the Graduation Portfolio. Students are introduced to the Graduation Portfolio standards in Planning 10. In most cases, the standards can be met at any time during Grades 10, 11, and 12. Students may choose to provide evidence that demonstrates accomplishments in school, at home, or in the community.
Have the Graduation Portfolio Standards been piloted? Twelve school districts piloted the draft standards from September to December 2003. In addition, Okanagan University College conducted pilot research with the draft portfolio standards, involving teachers in four school districts. These pilot projects provided feedback and guidance to the Ministry of Education on the development of Graduation Portfolio standards and suggested implementation models for schools and districts to consider.
How will schools be supported to understand and use the standards? Based on feedback from Graduation Portfolio pilot projects, the public review process, and the Okanagan University College research project, the Ministry of Education developed Graduation Portfolio Assessment and Focus Areas: A Program Guide to assist teachers and schools to implement Graduation Portfolios. The program guide clarifies the portfolio assessment standards and processes. It contains ready to use materials for teachers and students. The program guide is posted on the Ministry website. Eight sections on Graduation Portfolio Assessment are also posted individually. Follow the links from the Graduation Portfolio page. Ministry of Education Contact: |
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