Students control the selection of portfolio content and material. Unlike standardized tests, portfolios are direct indicators of a student's learning experiences. Portfolios allow teachers and parents to share real display of a student's performance without interpretation of test scores. Portfolios also provide a natural medium for teacher-pupil discussions and the customization of individual learning experiences and goals. Comprehensive portfolios, maintained over a period of time, can exhibit comparisons of student work and illustrations of growth.
Portfolios can grow and carry into the learners work life beyond the school environment.
An increasingly self-reliant work force is evolving at an ever increasing pace. Today's technology allows electronic portfolios to be one career tool for life long learners in today's workplace. It is limited only by the imagination. Each sample should include a brief reflection on its significance. This may include sports, family, culture, clubs or organizations jobs, community service or hobbies.