E-PORTFOLIO AS AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVING GRADUATE'S SOFT SKILLS

Abstract

E-Portfolio is an innovative platform that can be integrated in the teaching and learning process to develop graduates’ soft skills. E-Portfolio is a dynamic collection that incude reflective practice that enable students to showcase their learning outcome, achievements, skills and experience. E-portfolio is a medium that store a collection of learners’ works / artefacts which include products, demonstrations, self-assessments, resources, and accomplishments in digital.

E-portfolio is a powerful tool to develop students’ soft skill such as creativity, digital literacy as well as critical thinking skills as it allows students to produce their own reflective writing and showcase their learning outcome / products. Through the E-portfolio, students’ can showcase their best learning practices or learning outcome such as the product that they have created during undergraduate or postgraduate studies to be showcased with the wider audience. The development of E-Portfolio also encourage students to set their career or professional goal and plan, which consequently enable them to showcase their knowledge and skills (including soft skills) to their future employers (Lorenzo & Ittelson, 2005; Reese & Levy, 2009).