Portfolio what is it?

Signs of the Times Erasmus +

What is it?

It’s a presentation of the work(s) you’ve done during a period of time.

It can consist of texts, pictures, videos, feedback from your teacher and fellow students.

It has your personal finger print on it and it tells more about the work you’ve done.

It helps you to analyze and present your work.

It helps you to learn by analyzing your work and helps you to lift your focus from the final outcome only on looking at the whole process.

How do we use portfolio in Forssan yhteislyseo ?

Every study program ends with analyzing what has been done and collecting all your work into one format of portfolio.

It can replace a test.

It helps you to deepen your understanding of the learning process.

It sets the focus out of not only looking at the final score of study but rather on concentrating on the process and developing your skills.

Contents of your portfolio

• Presentation of yourself, briefly =an introduction
• Tell us how you are involved in SOTT
• Presentation of your work this week (Diary, Photoshoot, Fact Checking, Photo Exhibition)
• What are the Signs of the Times?
• Evaluate your work:
• In which task did you succeed best? Why? What was the task in which you could have done better? Why?
• What have you learned in this project? What was the most important thing for you? Why?
• What have you learned about Finns and Finnish culture?

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A piece of advice: start working on it right now!