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The use of ePortfolios for assessment in Clinical
Practicum: Opportunities and Challenges
Dilani Gedera (PhD) and Kyle Smith
OVERVIEW
• Case study
• Background
• Process and implementation
• Methodology
• Findings
• Suggestions for improvement
CASE STUDY
• Psychology - clinical practicum
• Second year graduate paper
• 2017 semester A
• 8 students
CASE STUDY
• Mature students
• Family and other commitments
• Lecturer and field clinical supervisor and
university supervisor
BACKGROUND
• Pen and paper version of portfolio
• Restrictions - flexibility in accessing, updating,
and searching for relevant documents
• Nature of hard-copy portfolio did not lend itself
to further use in their careers
THE STUDY
• ePortfolio
• action research
• Feedback from students using surveys
• Action plan
EPORTFOLIO CONTENT
ePortfolio content (work-integrated learning
documents
• contracts
• agency policies and legislation
• completed assessments
• documented activities on placement
• supervisor evaluations
• clinical logs
• Sample contextualised ePortfolio
• Introduction to ePortfolio workshop
• Ongoing support
PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
• Technical difficulties at the beginning
(workshop)
• Log in issues
• Lecturer resigned
PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
METHODOLOGY
• Online surveys
• Semi-Structured interviews
• ePortfolio analysis
• Document analysis (researchers observations/notes)
DATA ANALYSIS
• Nvivo
• Thematic analysis
• Themes:
access to ePortfolios
sharing their work
challenges of using ePortfolios
future use of ePortfolios
FINDINGS
Students’ experiences and challenges of using
ePortfolios
FINDINGS
Students’ experiences and challenges of using
ePortfolios
FINDINGS
Students’ experiences and challenges of using
ePortfolios
FINDINGS
Challenges
FINDINGS
Challenges
• Learning a new system
• Multiple guides – clinical guide, Mahara guide
• Technical difficulties at the beginning
“Just having to learn a new program whilst keeping on top
of everything else we have to do”
“It is not straight forward and using the help files is taking
time”
“the workshop didn’t run as planned, because the
computers weren’t working”
FINDINGS
Challenges
• Repetitive task – ePortfolio and emailing
• Delete comments
“we have to hand in and then have to email the
same stuff to an administrator”
“we could delete the feedback after you got it, but
the icon was still there and the message says the
comment was deleted by the owner”
FINDINGS
• Inadequate understanding of how ePortfolio is
used
• More time needed for familiarisation of software
• Varied levels of technical capabilities
FINDINGS
Students’ suggestions for improvement
• Timing – make resources available prior to
semester
• One place for all documents/guides (Moodle?)
• Avoidance of repetitive approach
FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
• ePortfolio hands-on workshops (2-3 sessions)
• Google docs for ongoing activity records
• Introduce ePortfolios in year one
Contact Details
Dilani Gedera, PhD
eLearning Designer
University of Waikato
Centre for Tertiary Teaching and Learning
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/staff-profiles/people/dgedera