The views of students, teachers and parents and the use of portfolio at the primary level

The aim of this study was to investigate the opinion of students, teachers and parents on the use of portfolio in learning. The study took place two semesters. There were total 501 subjects involved in this study; 197-5th graders, 178- 8th graders, 37 teachers and 92 parents involved in this study. The researcher employed a likert-type questionnaire consisting of 25 items. The Kruskal-Wallis H. test and frequency table were used in the analysis of the data. The study demonstrated that all three groups were positively agreed with using portfolio in learning and they all believed that the use of portfolio plays prominent roles in the assessment of students’ progress.