Assessing Public Health Majors through the Use of e-Portfolios

  • Crowell T
  • Calamidas E
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Abstract

When assessing an entire academic program, there are various possibilities; most require students to reflect holistically on knowledge learned. Final presentations, internships, theses, and dissertations all require the students to recall the entirety of their learning experience. These are more traditional ways to assess the student as well as the program as a whole. However, with advancement in technology, the use of electronic portfolios (e-Portfolios) has been advocated to highlight student accomplishments as well as to document program and course outcomes. The following project illustrates the use of e-portfolios and develops specific rubrics in order to measure both student learning and program assessment. The use of e-Portfolios as an assessment measure was developed and implemented into the Public Health Program. All graduating students, upon completing their internships, create an ePortfolio. These portfolios are used by faculty for both student and program assessment purposes. Data collected over the 7 semesters provides valuable insight into both students’ level of competencies and program outcomes for both Pubic Health core goals and objectives.

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Crowell, T. L., & Calamidas, E. (2016). Assessing Public Health Majors through the Use of e-Portfolios. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(4), 62–74. https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v16i4.19370

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