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Before proceeding ahead to discuss the benefits of developing a portfolio for students, it is imperative to know what exactly a portfolio is or what we understand by the term portfolio. Simply putting, Portfolios are collection of student activities, accomplishments and achievements to demonstrate growth over time. Portfolios may be of various types such as working portfolios, assessment portfolios and display portfolios. While Assessment Portfolio demonstrate the specific curriculum standards students have learned, the Display portfolios showcase student’s best work. Similarly Working Portfolio contains work in progress and as well as finished works.ome of benefits of developing a portfolio for students are: