A Review on Opinions of Preservice Teachers on the Electronic Portfolio: The Example of Weebly

Abstract

The study aimed at reviewing opinions of preservice teachers on electronic portfolioand Weebly. In line with the purpose of the study, answers were sought for thequestions how did preservice teachers define electronic portfolio?, what are theopinions of preservice teachers on the electronic portfolio activity performed? and“what are the opinions of preservice teachers on Weebly which is used as an electronicportfolio system?” . Case study was employed as a qualitative research method underthe study. The study group was selected through convenience sampling method. Inthis frame, the study was carried out for one semester in scope of the course titledComputer II in spring semester of the academic year 2013-2014 with 86 preserviceteachers studying at undergraduate Science and Social Sciences Teaching Programs.In scope of the course, preservice teachers prepared electronic portfolio by usingWeebly platform, which is a Web 2.0 technology. At the end of the course, data werecollected through a survey consisting of 15 open-ended and multiple-choice itemsdeveloped by the researchers. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used toanalyze the data obtained. The results of analysis on the survey data were comparedto observations and experiments of the researchers during the semester, whereuponthe conclusion and discussion part was created. As a result of the research, it wasfound out that all preservice teachers had positive opinions on electronic portfolio,that they used the features of electronic portfolio in a functional manner and thatWeebly is practical, user-friendly, handy and entertaining as an electronic portfoliosystem.