Abstract:

In the current study, both the effect of e-electronic portfolio used in the course on the pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards the course and its applicability in the course were investigated. The study employed the exploratory research design, one of the mixed research designs. In order to collect quantitative data, the experimental pretest-posttest equivalent control group design was used while the case study design was used in the collection of quantitative data. The quantitative dimension of the study was conducted with the participation of pre-service teachers from the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies and the Department of Social Studies Teaching while the quantitative dimension was conducted with the participation of eight voluntary pre-service teachers actively participating in e-portfolio applications. Applications were conducted with experimental and control groups using "Measurement and Evaluation Tools Used in Education" for six weeks. In this process, while the e-portfolio application was conducted in the experimental group, no extra application was administered to the control group. In the analysis of the quantitative data, ANCOVA was used and in the analysis of the qualitative data, content analysis was used. When the quantitative and qualitative data of the current study were evaluated together, it was concluded that e-portfolio is an effective tool to improve pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards the course of Measurement and Evaluation in Education. These findings also showed that e-portfolio makes contributions to pre-service teachers’ professional and personal development and positively affects their opinions about the importance of the course. The opinions expressed by the pre-service teachers also revealed that they are of the opinion that e-portfolio can serve as an enjoyable instructional and evaluation tool that can be effectively used in all courses provided that access to the computer and internet is ensured and that students have the required skills.

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