The characteristics of collaborative portfolio assessment learning system as a tools in school based assessment environment

Abstract

School Based Assessment (SBA) has been in place since 2012 in Malaysia. Amongst the main purpose of it was to improve students' learning and assessment system. However, school still fails to explain and implement a broader assessment process that can improve teaching and learning and still using manual filing systems to manage and process the students result. Therefore, Collaborative Portfolio Assessment (CPA) learning system that use to scaffold students' knowledge was purposed as a solution. This paper presents the main characteristics of CPA learning system that was embedded with an interactive learning approach using group based activities to encourage students' active participation in their learning. The CPA learning system is a learning environment consuming the principle elements from knowledge management model, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) approaches and eportfolio as a learning documentation model. It also allows students to learn together through computer-mediated networks. CSCL learning strategies has been implemented with an eportfolio as a learning documentation model that expect to foster knowledge construction process by involving students to learn together through computer mediated networks. These process plans to help and manage the implementation of SBA in Malaysian school systematically. Assessment process conducted on this CPA learning system is hope to benefits teachers with emphasizing on assessment in the learning aspect and assisting to overcome issues of documentation filing, missing data, human negligence and to ensure that latest updates and information's about assessment is spread accordingly.