Reflective ePortfolio System - Development and Assessment in Living Lab

Aleksandrs Gorbunovs

2014

Abstract

Modern technologies, information systems, tools, methods and approaches give us new potentialities to ensure better learning outcomes. One of such systems, which are kept high on the agenda, is ePortfolios. ePortfolio systems are considered as an excellent tool to improve learners’ competence levels, critical thinking and reflection. This paper shows an approbation of reflection stimulating ePortfolio system developed by the Distance Education Study Centre, Riga Technical University. Introduced system merges a scope of technological and educational aspects to facilitate system users’ better achievements. The author underpins Living Lab research method which was used to approbate new system implementation. Experimental part of the work is proved by verification of the ePortfolio system including necessary statistical data analysis. Approbation results show that the developed algorithmic model ensures the formation and functioning of the reflection stimulating ePortfolio system which has direct positive impact on students’ competence development, achievements and learning outcomes.

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Gorbunovs A. (2014). Reflective ePortfolio System - Development and Assessment in Living Lab . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-020-8, pages 385-391. DOI: 10.5220/0004934503850391


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu14,
author={Aleksandrs Gorbunovs},
title={Reflective ePortfolio System - Development and Assessment in Living Lab},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2014},
pages={385-391},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004934503850391},
isbn={978-989-758-020-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Reflective ePortfolio System - Development and Assessment in Living Lab
SN - 978-989-758-020-8
AU - Gorbunovs A.
PY - 2014
SP - 385
EP - 391
DO - 10.5220/0004934503850391