Théorie du portfolio dans l'évaluation

Abstract

The article deals with the portfolio as a tool meant to facilitate teaching by projects. The author discusses the connection between the portfolio and critical thinking, as well as that between this tool and self-evaluation. After having demonstrated the usefulness of the portfolio in language teaching, the article presents the stages in the creation of this tool: introducing the portfolio to the class, selecting the activities to be written down in the portfolio, establishing the criteria for the assessment of these activities and evaluating the portfolio itself. The article ends with an enumeration of the main words used in specialized literature in connection with the portfolio.