Accreditation, competence and digital portfolio assessment

Abstract

Accreditation encourages the examination of programs as to whether they make sense as a whole and if students are well prepared for the world of work. Current accreditation is directed toward the assessment of learning and the assessment for learning. What is competence? Professional organizations and higher education should be involved in determining what is competence, how should it be measured and by what standard it should be evaluated. Digital portfolios provide a means for professionals, students and education entities to demonstrate competence. Portfolios provide performance‐based assessment; artifacts that provide real‐world preparedness.

Citation

Hill, D.M. and Irvine, G. (2003), "Accreditation, competence and digital portfolio assessment", On the Horizon, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120310508028