The student's portfolio is the so-called catalogachievements of the student during his / her education in 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 soontime will enter the labor market, directly depends on its ability to compete, motivation for career achievements, level of professional competence. These factors contribute to the compilation of their own portfolio of students of the university.

Types

Modern pedagogical technologies distinguish three types of student portfolio:

1. Documentation - a portfolio of documents attesting individual student achievements in the educational process.
2. Portfolio of works is a collection of student's works of creative, research character, as well as the noted successes in the olympiads, competitions 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

Systematized list of student's meritsuniversity or college is a work of a creative nature, but the approach to it must be strictly fixed 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 work, 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 achievementsA specific student can facilitate the selection of applicants for a certain position for a potential employer. So a bright student portfolio is one of the weighty chances of successful employment.