Introduction : Assessment is one of the most important elements in improving the quality of high educational systems. Assessment has also been revolutionized with the appearances of new approaches in education and improvement of new technologies in this field. E- Portfolios are instruments that make qualitative assessment possible in electronic environments. Using graphic, sound and film will help learners in administrating their thoughts and highly will cover their interests. Authors have investigated the assessment process in traditional and web-based environments, have set forth their differences and have provided a novel prospect for the development of assessment based on portfolios in E-learning environments, in this study.

  Conclusion : E-portfolios provide a higher level of interaction between learners, teachers and parents. Learners should have the essential technical skills of using computers and be aware of the aim of creating portfolios and their organizing methods and assessment criteria. Educational institutes can use different E-portfolios based on their needs. Each portfolio has specific capabilities and needs hardware and software facilities and manpower with specific skills for optimum use. An E-Portfolio is a subset of assessment but not the whole of it or a separate part.