Aktay, S. (2019). İlköğretimde Web Tabanlı Portfolyo (Webfolyo) Uygulaması. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
The aim of this study is to
determine the applicability of webfolio system in primary schools. The study
has been conducted in a 4th level classroom in a primary school in Eskisehir in Turkey in spring
term in 2008-2009 academic year. The students created their webfolios in
Science and Technology, Mathematics, Social Studies and Turkish courses.
Naturalistic Inquiry method, one of the qualitative methods, was used in the
study. The data of the study is consisted of semi-structured
interviews, student webfolios, teacher assignments, and digital data of
teachers and students in webfolio system. Content analysis and document analysis
methods were used to analyze the data.
Findings of the study are as
follows:
·
The
teacher believed that webfolio system is useful and there is no negative side
of webfolio system.
·
The
teacher believes that, webfolio system is easy to share, user friendly, easy to
reach. Also, the teacher thinks that webfolio system provides effective peer
assessment.
·
The
teacher believes that webfolio system is secure and long lasting. According to
the teacher webfolios dont get lost.
·
The
teacher thinks that webfolio system is better than paper based portfolios in
terms of security, easiness of sharing and reaching. Webfolio system provides
critical thinking, and saves users from physical space problem of paper based
portfolios.
·
All
of the students believe that webfolio system is good.
·
Students
believe that webfolio system is easy to share and it provides effective peer
assessment. Also it is safe and fun, and facilitates cooperation between
students.
·
Most
of the student webfolios have readability, originality, up to datedness, and
have enough media use. However, they mostly are not systematic.
·
Teacher
assignments are readable, clear and don’t have mistypes. Students’ finishing of
webfolios is important for the teacher. The teacher suggested course book and
internet mostly as a source.
·
Students
could use basic features in webfolio editor like formatting text, adding
picture, adding table. However they cannot use some feature like adding videos
or flash content.
·
Most
of the students used peer assessment system and received feedbacks from their
friends.
·
Most
of the students created their personal web pages. Students’ interests and
pictures are the contents students used in their web pages.
·
Teacher
helped teacher who used question system in webfolio system.
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