1)   Why Portfolio is important to learners?

A) It helps in storing all needed educational documents

B) It is compulsory part of learning

C) Ensure quality learning and to ensure students over a period of time

D) It is part of an Assignment

A portfolio is a purposeful collection of a learner’s work that demonstrates efforts, progress, and achievements over a specific period of time. It is not just a storage tool, nor solely a compulsory part of curriculum or merely an assignment; its primary importance is in documenting learning and growth, facilitating reflection, self-evaluation, and discussion among teachers, students, and parents. Portfolios support authentic assessment, enhance self-directed learning, and provide concrete evidence of both strengths and areas for development. The longitudinal aspect—showing change and progress—is key to their use in ensuring and improving quality learning over time.

Ans)  C) Ensure quality learning and to ensure students over a period of time


2)   Which among the following statement is not a demerit related to grading system as an evaluation procedure?

A) Leading to feelings of inferiority or superiority among learners

B) Fails in showing the accurate performance of learners

C) It is predominantly dependent on teachers

D) Provide feedback on student performance and help measure progress over time.

A) Grading can lead to feelings of inferiority or superiority among learners, which is a common criticism of comparative assessment.​

B) Grading often fails to show precise or accurate performance, as it usually represents a range rather than exact achievement.​

C) The grading system's outcomes can be largely influenced by the teacher’s subjective judgment, particularly in non-standardized forms.​

On the other hand, D ("Provide feedback on student performance and help measure progress over time") describes an advantage, not a demerit: providing constructive feedback and tracking student growth is a merit of good assessment systems, especially when combined with formative assessment practices. In fact, one of the main criticisms of grading systems is that they often fail to provide meaningful and specific feedback; instead, marking systems are better at this than grading.

Ans)  D) Provide feedback on student performance and help measure progress over time.