The use of e-portfolios which provides a more effective method for recording and managing competency achievement has become increasingly popular. For Malaysian Skills Certification (MSC), students are required to create paper-based portfolios to demonstrate their knowledge and competence level. Nevertheless, existing literature indicated that paper-based portfolios were problematic, i.e. they tended to be static, and had limits on portability, active management and evaluation, and were difficult [for] updating information. E-portfolios have the potential to address these problems. This paper i
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The use of e-portfolios which provides a more effective method for recording and managing competency achievement has become increasingly popular. For Malaysian Skills Certification (MSC), students are required to create paper-based portfolios to demonstrate their knowledge and competence level. Nevertheless, existing literature indicated that paper-based portfolios were problematic, i.e. they tended to be static, and had limits on portability, active management and evaluation, and were difficult [for] updating information. E-portfolios have the potential to address these problems. This paper investigates the pontential of e-portfolios for competency assessments and virtual learning in accordance with the standards stipulated in MSC. A modified Delphi study was conducted with a panel of 11 experts who are competent and experienced in the use of portfolios and [information and communications technology] ICT in [technical and vocational education and training] TVET. The study consisted of three Delphi rounds. In the first round, 32 indicators for virtual learning and seven indicators for competency assessment were identified via literature reviews. In the second and third rounds, the elements from each previous round were assessed by the expert panel until a consensus was achieved. These findings were then analysed using a statistical dispersion technique, i.e. interquartile range. Twenty two indicators for virtual learning and five indicators for competency assessment were identified as important in relation to MSC. The use of e-portfolios in education proves to provide an efficient method for students' competence evaluation, descriptions of students' development process, storage of artefacts, assessments and online learning. For that, e-portfolio offers immense potentials in improving the quality of MSC system.
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