Letter/Communication
ePortfolios: A Tool to Demonstrate Ongoing Development of Competency in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Pediatric physical therapy, v 37(3)
08 May 2025
PMID: 40333030
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Abstract
The purpose of this Special Communication is to provide an overview of portfolio use in health professions education and to describe the potential of a digital electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) to support development and maintenance of pediatric physical therapy essential core competencies. Portfolios have been used in health professions education for formative and summative assessments, particularly for areas difficult to measure such as professionalism, core values, attitudes, and critical thinking.PURPOSEThe purpose of this Special Communication is to provide an overview of portfolio use in health professions education and to describe the potential of a digital electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) to support development and maintenance of pediatric physical therapy essential core competencies. Portfolios have been used in health professions education for formative and summative assessments, particularly for areas difficult to measure such as professionalism, core values, attitudes, and critical thinking.With a trend toward competency-based education and updated pediatric core competencies, there is unique benefit in portfolio use across the continuum of practice, from entry-level (Doctor of Physical Therapy) to advanced specialty practice and beyond.SUMMARY OF KEY POINTSWith a trend toward competency-based education and updated pediatric core competencies, there is unique benefit in portfolio use across the continuum of practice, from entry-level (Doctor of Physical Therapy) to advanced specialty practice and beyond.Reflection, a key component of education portfolios, promotes learning through meaning-making and self-assessment toward continued development and growth.CONCLUSIONReflection, a key component of education portfolios, promotes learning through meaning-making and self-assessment toward continued development and growth.ePortfolios can be flexibly and individually applied across diverse physical therapy education goals to demonstrate learner competency and expertise in pediatric physical therapy.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICEePortfolios can be flexibly and individually applied across diverse physical therapy education goals to demonstrate learner competency and expertise in pediatric physical therapy.
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- Title
- ePortfolios: A Tool to Demonstrate Ongoing Development of Competency in Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Creators
- Theresa Sukal-Moulton - Seton Hill UniversityJames WalrathHeather L BrossmanVictoria A MoerchenJoe SchreiberMelissa Tovin
- Publication Details
- Pediatric physical therapy, v 37(3)
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001520500600017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105005184362
- Other Identifier
- 991022052780304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation