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The Self Assessment Portfolio As A Method Of Assessment

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will be the second year where German 1, 2X, 3X, and AP levels have used a language portfolio. For these classes, a language portfolio is an integral part of students learning process.
Thinking more deeply and after 3 weeks of mandatory reading how I want to conduct my research, I believe I will stay with qualitative research. As Johnson and Christensen state “qualitative research relies on the collection of qualitative data such as non-numerical data like words and pictures” (p. 418). Because a language portfolio in German classes is still type of discovery and exploration, I think this research will be more an open – ended way, “without prior expectations, and the develop hypothesis and theoretical explanations will be based on the interpretations of what is observed” (p. 418).
This exploratory qualitative case study examines the introduction of the self-assessment portfolio as a method of assessment in German as a Foreign Language classes at Stevenson High School. The purpose of the study is to examine GFL learners’ attitudes as well as their thoughts and feelings towards a language portfolio in all language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening and their reactions to the use of the self- assessment portfolio.
The following research questions were designed to guide this case study of self-assessment portfolios used second year of German study in selected German classes at SHS:
1. What are the perceptions of German learners at Stevenson High School toward

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