5. Evaluation of Teaching Performance Using Teaching Portfolio

Abstract

 In December 2008, the Central Council for Education submitted a report entitled: "Towards the enhancement of undergraduate education." In this report, the "Teaching Portfolio" appeared as a versatile aid to evaluate teaching. Since then, the number of teaching staff who write their teaching portfolio has been increasing annually in Japan, and it has gained recognition as an effective instrument for improving and visualizing teaching performance. However, there is very little emphasis on teaching evaluation using teaching portfolios. This paper introduces the teaching portfolio and describes how it aids teaching evaluation.