HIP Taxonomy

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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 7 studies (7 design), q1–q2 · 0 of 7 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description

A taxonomy and implementation tool developed by IUPUI for designing, implementing, and scaling ePortfolio-based high-impact learning experiences.

Components

• ePortfolio as Curriculum: ePortfolio making itself as a high-impact learning experience rather than a wrapper of evidence: This framework, drawn from Yancey and adopted as the organizing idea of the IUPUI taxonomy, contrasts two conceptions of ePortfolio. In the "wrapper" view, ePortfolios are containers of evidence of learning represented by their artifacts. In the "ePortfolio as Curriculum" view, "ePortfolio making itself as a learning experience—ideally, a high-impact one," and the ePortfolio "is not just a collection, but a composition, unified by a reflective text that explains the individual and collective meanings of the artifacts it includes." All taxonomy attributes rest on the idea that ePortfolio, done well, is a vehicle for and artifact of a HIP. (IUPUI's HIP Taxonomy for ePortfolio: A Tool for Development, Implementation, and Scaling. )

Claims

• Students in ePortfolio-based Personal Development Plan sections had significantly higher first-year GPAs and retention than non-ePDP peers, but gains were not sustained without intensive professional development [+M]
• Compared with non-ePortfolio peers, students in courses requiring ePortfolios were generally more engaged, earned higher grades, and were more likely to complete and persist, per the 26-institution project evidence [+M]
• ePortfolio produced more powerful outcomes when faculty and staff received extended intensive professional development than brief training or none [+W]
• Philanthropic Studies case: ePortfolio moved from a capstone-only final project to full curricular integration across four required courses over a decade [+W]
• Public capstone ePortfolio showcases gave students an authentic audience and renewed energy and focus for integrative work [+W]

Related Products and Programmes

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Key Sources

• Kahn, S., Freeman, T., & Powell, A. A. (2021, November). IUPUI's HIP taxonomy for ePortfolio: A tool for development, implementation, and scaling (Occasional Paper No. 57). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED619086

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