Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 13, 2026

Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
ePortfolio: developing a catalyst for critical self-assessment and evaluation of learning outcomes
Anne E Gwozdek1, Emily C Springfield, Wendy E Kerschbaum
1Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. agwozdek@umich.edu
Abstract:
There is a growing trend among college accreditation bodies, especially in professional schools, to incorporate self-assessment in the curriculum and deliver evidence of students' learning outcomes. Both as product and process, reflective ePortfolios have the potential to promote learning and transfer of knowledge by fostering the ability to make connections between learning outcomes and leaning experiences. This article describes a model for a program-wide integrated reflective ePortfolio developed by the University of Michigan Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning (online) Program. This systematic approach to developing a successful portfolio program can be utilized in many areas of professional health care education. Applying these strategies can result in an ePortfolio that has a positive impact on student learning, develops reflective practitioners, and provides valuable programmatic outcomes data.
Related Concept Videos
Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model
Social Foundations of Self III: Self-Evaluation
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching III: Evaluation and Documentation
Nurses can use several methods to evaluate patient outcomes. For example, oral questions can assess cognitive learning, patient...
The Sense of Self: Reflected Self-Appraisal and Social Comparison
Nursing Evaluation
Section...
Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification
