portfolio assessment

Assessment in Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) at the elementary school level needs to document students’ knowledge, process skills, and character development continuously rather than relying solely on written test results. This study aimed to develop a flexible portfolio assessment instrument, determine its validity and practicality, and examine its perceived usefulness based on the fourth-grade teacher’s assessment at SD Negeri 075027 Silima Omo. The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the 4D model, comprising Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate stages. The participants included three expert validators, one fourth-grade teacher, and 22 students, with 10 students participating in the small-group trial. The resulting product was a printed portfolio assessment instrument comprising seven integrated components. Validation results yielded mean scores of 3.83 for design, 3.75 for language, and 4.00 for evaluation on a four-point scale. The practicality score increased from 62.50% to 93.75%, while perceived usefulness increased from 64.29% to 85.71%. The small-group trial produced a mean portfolio score of 80.80. The instrument was considered suitable for use; however, inter-rater reliability and its effectiveness in improving learning outcomes require further empirical investigation. ABSTRAK Penilaian pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam dan Sosial (IPAS) di sekolah dasar perlu mencakup perkembangan pengetahuan, keterampilan proses, dan karakter murid secara berkelanjutan, bukan hanya berorientasi pada hasil tes tertulis. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan instrumen penilaian portofolio yang fleksibel, mengetahui kelayakan dan kepraktisannya, serta mengidentifikasi kebermanfaatannya berdasarkan persepsi guru kelas IV di SD Negeri 075027 Silima Omo. Penelitian menggunakan metode Research and Development (R&D) dengan model 4D yang meliputi tahap Define, Design, Develop, dan Disseminate. Subjek penelitian terdiri atas tiga validator ahli, satu guru kelas IV, dan 22 murid, dengan 10 murid sebagai subjek uji coba kelompok kecil. Produk yang dikembangkan berupa instrumen portofolio berbasis cetak dengan tujuh komponen terintegrasi. Hasil validasi menunjukkan skor rata-rata ahli desain 3,83, ahli bahasa 3,75, dan ahli evaluasi 4,00 pada skala empat. Persentase kepraktisan meningkat dari 62,50% menjadi 93,75%, sedangkan kebermanfaatan berdasarkan persepsi guru meningkat dari 64,29% menjadi 85,71%. Rata-rata nilai portofolio kelompok kecil mencapai 80,80. Instrumen dinyatakan layak digunakan, meskipun reliabilitas antarpenilai dan keefektifan terhadap hasil belajar masih memerlukan pengujian lebih lanjut.

Academic writing development in open and distance learning (ODL) environments remains challenging because students must independently regulate complex writing processes while receiving limited opportunities for continuous interaction and feedback. Existing digital learning platforms often emphasize assignment submission rather than supporting writing development as an iterative process involving planning, feedback utilization, reflection, and revision. This study aimed to develop and evaluate SIM-Aril as an online portfolio-based self-regulated feedback platform for supporting academic writing development in an ODL context. This study employed a Research and Development (R&D) design involving needs analysis, platform development, validation, implementation, and evaluation. Data were collected from 122 students and 38 tutors through self-regulated writing questionnaires, tutor competency questionnaires, expert evaluation, and qualitative responses. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and exploratory factor analysis, while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings demonstrate that SIM-Aril supported academic writing development through the integration of digital portfolio assessment, tutor scaffolding, and student self-regulated writing processes. Students demonstrated strong engagement in revision, feedback utilization, metacognitive monitoring, and other writing regulation activities. Tutor evaluation indicated that academic writing supervision represented an important component supporting SIM-Aril implementation. The integrated findings show that SIM-Aril functions not merely as a digital submission platform but as a self-regulated feedback ecosystem that connects learner autonomy, instructional support, and formative feedback. This study contributes theoretically by extending digital assessment research through a model that integrates individual self-regulation, socially shared regulation, and feedback literacy within technology-supported academic writing environments. Practically, the findings suggest that effective digital assessment in ODL should be designed to support learning processes rather than only evaluate final outcomes.

Introduction Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used by students to obtain explanations, generate ideas, improve written responses and prepare assessment tasks. However, limited evidence exists on how students in open-distance alternative-access programmes experience GenAI in mathematics assessment. Methods This qualitative study examined how 27 Higher Certificate students at a South African open and distance learning institution described the role, benefits and limitations of GenAI while preparing fraction-related portfolio activities. Data were collected via a single open-ended questionnaire item, completed voluntarily after all assessment activities had been submitted. The responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Four overlapping themes were identified: support for understanding and approaching tasks, support for constructing written responses, conditional trust and evaluative engagement, and non-use, resistance and ambiguous engagement. Students reported that GenAI assisted with clarification, examples, organisation, and language, but they also described outputs they perceived as inaccurate, overly general, or insufficiently explained. Ten participants expressed concerns about reliability or described checking, adapting, limiting or rejecting GenAI use, although the study did not verify the quality of these practices. Discussion The findings suggest that the educational value of GenAI is shaped by students' capacity to exercise judgement and retain responsibility for the reasoning represented in their work. Verification is therefore positioned as a potentially important epistemic practice in GenAI-supported mathematics assessment. The study recommends explicit discipline-specific guidance and assessment designs that make students' mathematical reasoning visible.

مقدمه: هوش مصنوعی مولد (GenAI) به طور فزاینده‌ای توسط دانشجویان برای دریافت توضیحات، تولید ایده‌ها، بهبود پاسخ‌های نوشتاری و آماده‌سازی وظایف ارزیابی مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرد. با این حال، شواهد محدودی درباره تجربه دانشجویان در برنامه‌های دسترسی جایگزین آموزش باز و از راه دور در زمینه استفاده از GenAI در ارزیابی ریاضی وجود دارد. روش‌ها: این مطالعه کیفی به بررسی نحوه توصیف نقش، مزایا و محدودیت‌های GenAI توسط ۲۷ دانشجوی Higher Certificate در یک مؤسسه آموزش باز و از راه دور در آفریقای جنوبی هنگام آماده‌سازی فعالیت‌های پرتفوی مرتبط با کسرها پرداخت. داده‌ها از طریق یک سؤال بازپاسخ در پرسشنامه که به صورت داوطلبانه پس از اتمام تمامی فعالیت‌های ارزیابی تکمیل شد، جمع‌آوری گردید. پاسخ‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل تماتیک بازتابی مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. نتایج: چهار تم همپوشان شناسایی شد: حمایت برای درک و رویکرد به وظایف، حمایت در ساخت پاسخ‌های نوشتاری، اعتماد مشروط و مشارکت ارزیابانه، و عدم استفاده، مقاومت و مشارکت مبهم. دانشجویان گزارش دادند که GenAI در زمینه شفاف‌سازی، ارائه مثال، سازماندهی و زبان کمک‌کننده بوده است، اما همچنین خروجی‌هایی را توصیف کردند که آن‌ها را نادرست، بیش از حد کلی یا فاقد توضیح کافی می‌دانستند. ده نفر از شرکت‌کنندگان نگرانی‌هایی درباره پایایی ابراز کردند یا به بررسی، تطبیق، محدودسازی یا رد استفاده از GenAI اشاره نمودند، اگرچه این مطالعه کیفیت این اقدامات را تأیید نکرد. بحث: یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که ارزش آموزشی GenAI توسط توانایی دانشجویان در اعمال قضاوت و حفظ مسئولیت نسبت به استدلال ارائه‌شده در کارشان شکل می‌گیرد. بنابراین، راستی‌آزمایی به عنوان یک عمل معرفتی بالقوه مهم در ارزیابی ریاضی با حمایت GenAI مطرح می‌شود. مطالعه حاضر راهنمایی صریح و خاص رشته و طراحی ارزیابی‌هایی که استدلال ریاضی دانشجویان را آشکار می‌سازد، توصیه می‌کند.