THE FUNCTION OF THE PORTFOLIO

Abstract

The changes that are happening in education in our country are a reflection of international trends in education due to socio-economic change and rapid technological development. Therefore, there is a need for changes that will aim to promote and improve the quality of the educational process. For this purpose, descriptive assessment from first to third grade was introduced in our country in 1997/98 as a pilot project that included several schools, and then the next school year it was introduced in all schools across the country. The introduction of descriptive assessment brings other innovations, like how to summarize students’ results in a particular subject. This is why it is compulsory for teachers to keep a separate portfolio for each child that is assessed descriptively.