Student Perspectives of eFolios – an Experience from an Outcome-Based University

Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference

Publication Date

3-21-2016

Abstract

The paper reports on the experience of an outcome-based university in the Gulf region in the use of eFolio for learning. We identified five constructs related to eFolios from students’ perspectives: learning, assessment, reflection, improvement, and evaluation. We explain the eFolio development process and then reported on students’ feedback. Key findings are as follows: a) students feedback were positive towards the use of eFolio, especially regarding documenting their learning and learning through reflection; b) the eFolio assisted them to monitor their academic progress towards achieving their degree programs; and c) students think that the evaluation of their eFolios is a better way to assess their knowledge than using regular assessments (i.e. tests or exams).

ISBN

978-1-939797-13-1

Publisher

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Volume

2016

First Page

1359

Last Page

1364

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

elearning, student perspectives

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license

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