What is a student's portfolio? How to make it?

The student's portfolio is the so-called catalog of the student's achievements during his / her study at a certain educational institution. It helps to objectively assess the forces, as well as the skills and knowledge acquired as a result of scientific activity.

The rating of the future specialist, who will soon enter the labor market, directly depends on his ability to compete, motivation for career achievements, level of professional competence. These factors contribute to the compilation of your own portfolio of students of the university.

Types

Modern pedagogical technologies distinguish three types of student portfolio:

1. Documentation - a portfolio of documents certifying individual student achievements in the educational process.
2. The portfolio of works is a collection of student creative works of research, as well as the noted successes in the olympiads, contests and scientific conferences.
3. Portfolio feedback - an assessment of their own achievements in addition to the feedback of teachers, fellow students, parents, etc.

Content of the student's portfolio

A systematic list of merits of a student at a university or college is a work of a creative nature, but the approach to it must be strictly documented by facts. It can be created as a portfolio of documents on paper or as an electronic presentation with photographs, extracts and copies of documents.

Sections of the student's portfolio should be clear and concise, supported only by reliable facts from academic weekdays and student practice. There is a diverse structure of the student's portfolio, the sample of it will be, perhaps, this:

• Personal information (autobiography, interests, hobbies, competence, level of proficiency);
• Level of knowledge of the future profession (results of scientific research, practical works, course projects , etc.);
• Official documents (diplomas, certificates and other awards);
• The description of professional skills (reports on the practice passed by the student);
• Scientific works (publications and developments);
• Additional educational base (courses, electives, seminars, conferences).

This collection of documents and achievements of a particular student can facilitate the selection of applicants for a certain position for a potential employer. So the bright portfolio of the student is one of the weighty chances of successful employment.