Viewpoints of Academics
and Students on Using the
E-EPOSTL at University of
Prešov
Barbora Popovičová and Nikola Mihoková
The aim of the research
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to map the opinions on using the e-EPOSTL within the
academics and students at University of Prešov in Slovakia
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to find out the strengths and defects of the e-EPOSTL
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to determine positives and negatives of the e-EPOSTL
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to ascertain the usefulness of the e-EPOSTL
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to specify the list of potential suggestions for improvement of
the e-EPOSTL
Methods
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Assessment reports (academics)
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Interviews (academics and students)
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Questionnaire (students)
Findings among the academics
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9 academics were asked to participate in survey (only 5 of them finally
completed the assessment report)
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Findings are results of the information gained from the assessment report and
narrative interviews
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the assessment report:
-
consists of two sections
1.
duration
2.
aspects of the e-EPOSTL
(positives/negatives;
usefulness;
suggestions for improvement)
Findings among the academics
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Section one:
The average time of completing the e-EPOSTL was 90 minutes
3 out of 5 respondents stated that it is too long and time consuming
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Section two:
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positives:
•
covers wide range of aspects of teaching
•
offers hints and ideas how to make teaching more effective
•
provides general comments on certain issues concerning teaching
•
creates time to think about one’s own teaching
•
gives the opportunity to set up the aim where one wants to get
Findings among academics
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negatives:
•
time consuming
•
not anonymous
•
no immediate feedback
•
too many open questions in personal statement section
•
not dyslexia friendly fond
•
redundant statements
•
some statements are incomprehensible
•
100% scale too large, not clear
•
Dossier section: without being offered any comment, it is not appropriate to
ask for one’s work
Finding among academics
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suggestions:
•
make it shorter and more effective
•
offer some feedback after completing the portfolio
•
reduce 100% scale (e.g. 1 to 5)
•
make it more user friendly
•
provide the option to create the profile with the history of results available
Findings among students
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29 students of teacher training programmes participated in the questionnaire
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the questions of the questionnaire were concentrated on:
- the appearance of the e-EPOSTL
(Do
you like the visual appearance of the E-EPOSTL?; Would you prefer printed
version to internet version of the EPOSTL?
Would you change something on the E-EPOSTL, e.g.
a) shorter questions
b) more pictures
c) nicer appearance of the website
d) incentives (jokes, color, etc.)
e) form of self-evaluation: instead 1-100, 1-5
f) online chat among teachers (also from other countries)
g) possibility of creating personal account, own account management
h) to have a choice to choose only one part of the EPOSTL to fill in
-way of filling in the portfolio
(Do you agree with the option of filling in the E-EPOSTL gradually)
-possibility of evaluation of the own portfolio
(Would you like to get a self-evaluation after you fill in the portfolio?,
If your answer is yes, what form of evaluation would you accept)
- the length of the e-EPOSTL
(Did you fill in all parts of the E-EPOSTL?,
While filling in the portfolio, which part of the E-EPOSTL did you find too long?
Findings among students
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Majority of respondents (24) do not like the visual appearance of the e-EPOSTL

93% of respondents wished to change some aspects
Findings among students

97% of respondents would like to receive an evaluation after completing the
portfolio in the verbal form or the form of diagram
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The longest parts of portfolio are in general considered Self-Assessment
Resources (52%) and Self Assessment Methodology (31%)
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More than half of the respondents did not come to the end when filling the eEPOSTL
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21 out of 29 respondents prefer printed version to electronical version of the
EPOSTL
Thank you for
your attention