What is the main result you have achieved with Scorion?

When we started revising the curriculum, we didn’t yet use Scorion. So students had to ask for feedback on paper. Piles of paper went through. It was quite a lot of administration, both for student and teacher, to make sure all the papers were kept organized and returned to the right person. This involved extra time and work. The Scorion e-portfolio saves a huge amount of work, time and paperwork, and in the past, when it came to the validation test, we had to actually calculate grades by hand. Now this calculation is done by Scorion and that is very nice for both student and teacher. You can now look much more at the quality of the file and the growth the student has made.

How do you like using Scorion?

The students who still experienced the paper version really see the difference and that it also saves a lot of time and work for the students and teachers. We think that is important.

How is Scorion applied within your education?

We use Scorion as a portfolio system and we use the EPA system. Each student completes an EPA form at the end of the practicum, as developed for 14 activities. With this foirm the student reflects on the treatment of the patient of that day, afternoon or morning. That is the basis for the conversation at the end of the practicum with the instructor, the instructor checks if the form is complete and if there is anything to add. There is reflection on dental aspects and on professional development. The student has the opportunity to self-assess and the teacher gives feedback on this and corrects the assessment if deemed necessary. This assessment has no direct relationship to the student’s final grade. The final grade is determined using the CanMeds model and feedback from the EPA forms is just a part of this.

How do you experience Scorion?

I think mainly positive, we do see that working with EPA forms takes a lot of time. And despite the fact that we have 15 minutes for that at the end of the practicum, it doesn’t always work out for the instructor. Starting Scorion is faster now because not all EPA forms are loaded . But loading all the EPA data on the dashboards can sometimes take a while. Other than that, I think the system with giving feedback to the students and reflection by the students with Scorion is good. What I still find quite complicated is to filter out the right EPA form that you want to see from the vast amount of EPA forms in the dashboard. That is why we are now working on reducing the number of EPA forms that have to be filled in.

How Scorion Is Used in Education

At UMC Utrecht Academy, practical learning is separate from theoretical learning. Practical learning is mainly guided by the workplace educators, but the design of the portfolio is a joint effort between the Academy and the partner institutions.

“We discuss together what the portfolio should look like and how to organize it in Scorion,” Arrianne explains. “Once it’s set up, it’s really used in daily practice. Students can invite assessors, receive feedback, and store everything in one place. The dashboard then provides a clear overview of their progress and development.”

Through various assessment tools, each student’s growth is documented, making it easy to monitor learning outcomes over time.

The Transition

The move from paper to digital required some adjustment. “It meant a new way of working,” Arrianne says. “Students now have more ownership of their portfolios — they’re the ones requesting assessments, feedback, and evaluations. This shift in mindset took some time to settle in, but it has made learning more student-driven.”

She adds, “Scorion works well, and the latest version, Scorion X, is much more intuitive than before.”

Looking Ahead

“For the future, we’d love to see an export function for students,” Arrianne notes. “It would allow them to generate a PDF of their portfolio more easily. Parantion always listens to our feedback and thinks along with us, which we really appreciate.”