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 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. This access platform should not be software specific. Maintenance, additions and deletions to learner portfolio should require minimal teacher or supervisory time. The portfolio should be cross-platform, accessible via Mac or Windows or other Internet environments.