Teachers Voices-Using E-Portfolios as an Alternative Evaluation Tool with Students Suffering from Reading Difficulties
Dr. Mansour Alwraikat

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' estimates towards the use of e-portfolios as an alternative evaluation tool with students suffering from reading difficulties. The study sample consisted of (122) students; a self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Content validity was achieved by submitting the questionnaire for evaluation by educational experts. Reliability was ensured by computing the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the internal consistency (0.87). Results showed that teachers’ evaluation for the reading weakness using the e-portfolio in general for the student in their first classes was moderate, with a mean of (3.59), and standard deviation (0.49). There were statistical differences between mean scores for the reading weakness from teachers' point of view, with regard to their (gender, academic qualification, experience, and age). There were statistical significant differences due to the interaction between gender and experience, and between gender and age.

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