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THE BENEFITS OF PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT IN TEACHING PRACTICUM
COURSE: DO THE STUDENTS AGREE WITH IT?

Ferryna Okky Dewanti

Abstract
Portfolio has been regarded as a beneficial tool of assessment to assess complex aspects in
teacher education. This study examined whether the students agreed with the benefits of portfolio
assessment in Teaching Practicum Course at English Department, Faculty of Language and
Literature (FLL), Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU). The research question was “Do
the students agree with the benefit of the use of portfolio assessment in Teaching Practicum
course at the FLL, Satya Wacana Christian University”. The participants of this study were 25
students who took teaching practicum course in semester 2 2011/2012. The data were collected
from a questionnaire which was adapted from Azam & Iqbals’ study (2006) and interview. The
result of this study found that 83.50% students agreed on the benefits of portfolio assessment
used in teaching practicum class. From the interview, it was revealed that reflection had a great
deal on the success of portfolio assessment. Furthermore, time and continuous supervision were
essentials to gain benefit of portfolio assessment.
Key words: portfolio assessment, teaching practice