Student perception on the implementation of e-portfolio system

Abstract

The use of electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) has rapidly grown and widely implemented in many higher institutions from foreign countries to facilitate student learning. E-portfolio is not only use for keeping student’s coursework and achievements but also to keep track student learning growth and to prepare for future career development. This study analyses undergraduate students’ perceptions and experiences toward the use of e-portfolio on the main purpose of usage, involvement of peers and lecturers on learning, benefits gained and recommendation for improvements. Data was collected from 12 undergraduate students by conducting focus group interviews involving three faculty which are FKM, FKA and FPREE that has higher e-portfolio usage from undergraduates. Results shows that the use of eportfolio positively impact students’ perception on their purpose of usage, learning through peers and lecturers, formative and summative assessment, communication skills and benefits they get by using e-portfolio. Students’ comments and suggestions on current system implementation were gathered for suggestion on future improvement in terms of implementation and student best practices. The conclusion is that students be able to improve their learning through the interaction between their peers and lecturers, self-knowledge, develop skills that relevant for job application and also realizing the importance of reflective learning and the advantages on using the eportfolio system.