3) PORTFOLIO

You will use a portfolio (a large 3 ring binder) to document and reflect on your progress during this course. Such documentation will help you conduct a fair self-assessment. In addition the portfolio will be used to assess your final grade in the course. In the portfolio we suggest that you store:-

· the Trainee Assessment Booklet
· all of your marked assignments
· due dates and deadlines met for assignments
· your reflections on the Programme
· the completed activities from the modules
· references to additional reading and notes
· your work study plan of action
· your examination revision programme and results
· attendance record for tutorial sessions
· additional materials and notes from the tutorial sessions with your Master Trainer
· notes, materials, activities and conclusions from your Practicum experience
· evidence of the use of the internet and especially www.ncerdleaders.com – this is a compulsory part of the Portfolio and will only be excused in exceptional circumstances when the Trainee has had no access to the internet whatsoever during the one and a half years of the Programme. It is expected that those in areas where there is no internet access will avail themselves of it when visiting regions where it exists.

The Portfolio should be made available to your Master Trainer at any time on request.

Activities and reflections
Please note that each of the unit contains two kinds of activities as follows:

1. Reflection – You will see these from time to time throughout the text. They are in white type and highlighted in black. E.g. Reflection. You are not required to submit your thoughts on these issues to your Master Trainer. You may make notes if you wish but they are your own personal reflections on the issues raised.
2. Activities – These are formal assessments which you will have to submit to your Master Trainer as part of your Portfolio. You should number them in the same way as the units and carry out the activity as stated.

You are expected to carry out ALL ACTIVITIES and store them in your Portfolio as ongoing coursework, as they are assessed as part of your Portfolio (10% of the total assessment). Individual marks are not given for each assessment, but an overall grade for the Portfolio.

All Reflections and Activities are followed by Comments. You should resist the temptation to look at these Comments before you attempt the Activity. However, it might be helpful for you to make your own notes afterwards to assess your performance in the Activity. The Activities are not marked as right or wrong as they are part of the learning process to assist you in your understanding. It is the fact that you have completed them and learnt from them that will give you the marks for this part of your Portfolio.

Assessment of the Portfolio
For each of the four modules in each part, your portfolio will be assessed, using the following criteria:-

· Activities – Based on the number and quality of Activities completed in that Module, you will be awarded a maximum of 15 Marks
· Organisation – This relates to how you maintain your Portfolio, in sections, clearly labeled and set out in an orderly fashion. You will be awarded a maximum of 2 Marks for this area.
· Creativity – This refers to your ability to use your imagination, to be inspirational, your resourcefulness and your vision. You will be awarded a maximum of 3 Marks for this area.
· Evidence of additional study – This could be further reading, study or use of the internet, especially the www.ncerdleaders.com website. You will be awarded a maximum of 5 Marks for this area.

The total marks available for the Portfolio in each Module, therefore, will be 25 marks. Your Master Trainer will discuss the Portfolio with you and you will both agree a mark out of 25 according to the above criteria. At the end of either Part One or Part Two, the marks will be added together to give a percentage. This will be divided by 10 to give a mark out of 10% which is the percentage for the Portfolio. An average of the two marks will form the final mark for the Portfolio after both parts have been completed.

e.g. Module 1 = 17 marks, Module 2 = 20 marks,
Module 3 = 10 marks, Module 4 = 22 marks. Total marks for Part One = 69 marks
Similarly, if the total marks for Part 2 = 74, the average for the whole Programme will be (69 + 74) / 2 = 71.5 marks. This is divided by 10. Therefore, the overall marks for the Portfolio are 7.2 marks