Abstract—This study highlights the development of
e-Portfolio as a writing assessment in an advanced English
language course for undergraduate students at a public
university in Malaysia. The e-Portfolio was developed using an
instructional design model known as ADDIE (Analyse, Design,
Develop, Implement, Evaluate). A pilot test that involved 43
students was conducted in the Develop stage and qualitative
data were gathered using open-ended questionnaires to
determine the e-Portfolio’s impact. The pilot test findings
proved that the e-portfolio was functional and operating as
intended. The students responded positively to the e-Portfolio
features with the exception of the peer preview. The findings
also revealed that a majority of the students voted for
e-Portfolio to continue to be implemented in the future. The
study serves as a reference for instructional designers who are
keen to introduce new educational tools in the language
classroom. It also established that the e-Portfolio is a promising
assessment tool for second language learners in higher
education.
Index Terms—E-Portfolio, ADDIE, ESL, assessment,
e-learning.
Wirawati Ngui and Wendy Hiew are with the Centre for the Promotion of
Knowledge and Language Learning, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (e-mail: wirawati.ngui@ums.edu.my,
wenhiew@ums.edu.my).
Vincent Pang is with the Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti
Malaysia Saah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (e-mail:
pvincent@ums.edu.my).
Cite: Wirawati Ngui, Vincent Pang, and Wendy Hiew, "Designing and Developing an e-Portfolio for Second Language Learners in Higher Education," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 362-366, 2020.
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