The Assessment of Learning Outcomes

The concern for the assessment of learning outcomes is reinforced today by the requirement expressed by society to get hold of skills graduates in various fields of activity. In this context, new questions arise, such as: what does it mean today to assess the learning outcomes? What is evaluated? What methods and tools we are using to evaluate skills and knowledge, in order to offer a positive, encouraging assessment? How can higher education assessment methods and tools to provide a formative feedback for the students? What are the guidelines and the dominant trends in school practice concerning the assessment of students learning results?; What concerns manifested teachers for improving their evaluation activity? Etc. This article enhance he importance of developing higher education students information literacy competence. A web based portfolio represents a comprehensive instrument for evaluation that can be used in all academic fields, highlighting both the learning outcomes and the learning process.