Evaluating Portfolios: Teacher Resource
NOTE: There is no “right” or “wrong” way to evaluate portfolios; however, evaluation criteria should be
established before the portfolios are assigned, and these should be shared with your ProTeam students. Your
method of evaluating will depend upon the other method(s) of evaluation that you normally use for your students.
The methods described below are only two of many methods that you may choose to use.
Using an Arithmetic Method of Grading
If you choose to use an arithmetic method of grading, you need to assign a total number of points to the portfolio.
Each section of the completed portfolio is equal to a particular number of points. Below is a sample of the
arithmetic method using 100 points as the total number of points possible.
SAMPLE OF ARITHMETIC GRADING
Total Possible Points
5
12
12
54
Portfolio Component
1. Initial letter or essay
2. Required assignment
3. Required module assignment
4. Optional assignme