Portfolio Assessment and Youth Media Documentary Arts Programs at EVC

The Premiere ScreeningA Public Celebration of the Group’s Final Product

But assessing the final group product is not enough. What did each student learn through the process of creating it?

Portfolios – collections of student workBut they’re messy and time consuming. Why bother?

They give us a richer, more authentic picture of how and what students learn over time

Build students’ sense of ownership over their learning and habits of self-reflection

Provide important feedback on how to continually improve our media arts curriculum and teaching

Engage the broader community in public conversation about student learning and creative work

Portfolio Components

We ask students to collect a range of work as evidence of revision and growth over time, aligned to EVC’s 4 main Rubric Domains:

• Documentary Arts• Critical Literacy• Civic Engagement• Social Emotional

Development

Looking for Authentic Evidence in Youth Producer Artifacts

• Project Treatment• Camera Footage• Interview Questions and Logs • Research Notes and Emails• Edit Plan• Rough Cuts and Notes• Music Tracks• Journals, Blogs, Podcasts• Self-Assessment Rubrics• Portfolio Cover Letter

Portfolio Assessment RoundtablesWe Build A Reflective and Deliberative Community

• Drafts Over Time• Diverse Panel • Structured, In-Depth

Conversation About Student Work

• Ownership of their Learning

EVC’s Principles and Practices of Portfolio Assessment

• Assessment is for students• Puts focus on creative process –

revision, experimentation, and growth over time

• Is faithful to the work students actually do

• Makes standards and expectations of quality public

• Engages all students in a deliberative community

• Promotes ongoing self reflection, goal setting, and critical inquiry

Visit our website our the Impact page, to view an example of an EVC Portfolio Roundtable:

http://evc.org/impact/

For more information about Assessment and Youth Media Documentary Arts Programs at EVC, visit

www.EVC.org or contact:

Steve Goodman Executive Director

212.465.9366 Sgoodman@evc.org