Call for Applications
Cohort VII of the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research
Cohort VII of the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research will focus on assessment
through the lens of four propositions. Those propositions center on the interaction of pieces of evidence,
the relationship of evidence and reflection, material practices, and meaningful comparison without
standardization. The propositions are
• For meaningful assessment, interaction of pieces of evidence within an eportfolio is more
important than single pieces of evidence.
• Reflection on pieces of evidence within an eportfolio and on the eportfolio as a whole provides
information for assessment that is not available by other means.
• The material practice of eportfolio composition generates distinctive knowledge about learning.
• Eportfolios enable meaningful comparison of student learning across institutions (and other
contexts) without standardization.
If your institution is interested in exploring these ideas in a systematic way to influence the direction of
assessment of learning and in conducting research on your own eportfolio practices or programs, you are
invited to apply for participation in Cohort VII.
The cohort will constitute from Fall 2012 through Spring 2015. Building on the findings of Cohort VI and
other research, cohort members will examine their own practices in the context of other Cohort VII
institutions. They will also test propositions that have significant ramifications for assessment in general.
Institutions with current eportfolio practices or programs, including those who have participated in
earlier cohorts, are invited to apply for participation in this cohort. Institutions will meet twice a year for a
total of six face-to-face meetings at which they report on and advance their own work, provide feedback to
other institutions, and advance the knowledge base of the cohort.
Institutions selected for the cohort commit to
• Creating a research team that is committed to use of eportfolios for assessment and that will
engage in research for the three years of cohort membership
• Supporting their researchers through recognition and dissemination of their work on their own
campus
• Funding a membership fee of $6,000 to be paid upon acceptance and the participation expenses of
the research team in six face-to-face meetings
Each research team will include at least two members with
• Knowledge of and access to eportfolios in use on campus
• Commitment to learning through designed inquiry how portfolios can be assessed according to
the evidence they contain, the audiences they address, and the learning that they foster
• Allotted time for full participation in the cohort, which includes conducting the inquiry,
preparing for and participating in face-to-face meetings, and collaborating to disseminate the
cohort’s findings in such venues as conference presentations, print and/or web-based
publications, and applications to practice and to other research
To apply for Cohort VII participation, submit the application form to the Coalition directors: Darren
Cambridge at
dcambridge@air.org, Kathleen Yancey at
kyancey@fsu.ed; and Barbara Cambridge at
bcambridge@ncte.org. Applications are due January 13, 2012. Selected teams will be notified by January
30, 2012.
Application-November_2011[1].pdf
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