Jasna Vuradin Popovič, Gimnazija Murska Sobota, Tanja Rupnik Vec, Zavod RS za šolstvo

This article shows e-portfolio introduced assessment in learning support (formative assessment) of cooperation and communication as well as deepened understanding of topic complex Feelings. Presented are all steps of formative assessment, from pre-knowledge assessment through personal goals formation, planning the strategy to goals realisation, defining success criteria, return information and self-evaluation, as well as different tools being used.

As the basic tool for the formation of e-portfolio we used Mahara web application. Students were directed into various activities to plan their work, follow and evaluate it according to the instructions in the fold My learning in the Mahara web environment. Students passed all the phases of research, from orientation in the learning context through knowledge construction, and afterwards deepening and assessment, to evaluation.

E-portfolio was used in two functions, as personal space for learning self-direction, as well as the space for common research and widening and deepening of knowledge on the studied topic ( topic complex Feelings). After the presentation of individual activities and working process in Mahara and other applications, follows the presentation of the students’ achievements and the presentation of the evaluation results which show the advantage in using e-portfolio in both functions for studying other topics. The students have given a positive feedback to their teacher on the use of Mahara for the means of planning their own praxis as well as for cooperative research and learning the topic studied.