The Benefits of Portfolio Assessment in Teaching Practicum Course: do the students agree with it?

Abstract

Portfolio has been regarded as a beneficial tool of assessment to assess complex aspects in teacher education. This study examined whether the students agreed with the benefits of portfolio assessment in Teaching Practicum Course at English Department, Faculty of Language and Literature (FLL), Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU). The research question was “Do the students agree with the benefit of the use of portfolio assessment in Teaching Practicum course at the FLL, Satya Wacana Christian University”. The participants of this study were 25 students who took teaching practicum course in semester 2 2011/2012. The data were collected from a questionnaire which was adapted from Azam & Iqbals’ study (2006) and interview. The result of this study found that 83.50% students agreed on the benefits of portfolio assessment used in teaching practicum class. From the interview, it was revealed that reflection had a great deal on the success of portfolio assessment. Furthermore, time and continuous supervision were essentials to gain benefit of portfolio assessment.