Portfolio Learning Outcome Narrative

Your portfolio learning outcome narrative serves as an integrative assessment of your strengths
and areas for growth in the 10 SDA learning outcomes. There are three distinct sections for your
narrative: Strengths, Areas for Growth, and Implications for Professional Practice.
You will create a summary sheet that identifies the following sections for this section:

LEARNING OUTCOME NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHEET

Sub-Areas
(s)

Learning
Outcomes
(must address all)

Integrative Theme
Strengths
Integrative Theme
Areas for
Development
Integrative Theme
Implications for
Professional
Practice

1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.

Artifacts
(must use each
at least once)

N/A
(3-5 LOs)

N/A

N/A
(3-5 LOs)

N/A

N/A
(up to 2 LOs
max)

N/A

SDA
Academic
Content

SDA
Co-Curricular
Content

You are required to address all 10 learning outcomes in your narrative, with a minimum of 3
LOs each for your strengths and areas for improvement and 2 LOs max for the implications for
professional practice. Furthermore, you must use each artifact once in your narrative (except for
Artifact K2). In addition, you may elect to use artifacts more than once.
Please note the maximum page limit for each section as noted in each section. We will adhere
strictly to the word count, and your faculty reader will not review documents beyond this
requirement.
Each of the three reflective narratives synthesizes your development in your selected learning
outcomes by drawing upon your artifacts. The subareas/guiding questions noted in each narrative
section should be used only as a guide. Please do not use subareas/guiding questions as an outline
for your narrative. Rather each narrative section should adhere to graduate level writing,
including:
logical and structured writing, with an introductory paragraph, 2-3 supporting
paragraphs, and ending with a conclusion paragraph
proper use of APA style (in text citations and reference page)
Lastly, use bolded subheadings to identify which learning outcomes & artifacts you are
addressing in each section and sub-area.
EX: Strengths (LO 1, 3, 4, & 7; Artifacts A, C, D, E & F)

REQUIRED NARRATIVE SECTIONS

Strengths (5-6 pages, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12 point Times New Roman)
What are key strengths that you have developed during your time in the SDA program? How has
this shaped your professional identity and practice?
Provide a narrative that identifies an overarching theme, three unique supporting sub-areas that
support your overarching theme, demonstration of your understanding of your selected learning
outcomes, and demonstration of your development of your selected learning outcomes (see
demonstrated development in SDA learning outcomes section below for more details).
Areas for Growth (5-6 pages, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12 point Times New Roman)
What are significant areas of growth (e.g. new knowledge/skills/action, identifying and/or
overcoming key challenges, etc.) during your time in the SDA program? How has this shaped
your professional identity and practice?
Provide a narrative that identifies an overarching theme, three unique supporting sub-areas that
support your overarching theme, demonstration of your understanding of your selected learning
outcomes, and demonstration of your development of your selected learning outcomes (see
demonstrated development in SDA learning outcomes section below for more details).
Implications for Professional Practice (2-3 pages, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12 point

Times New Roman)

Given the strengths and growth areas you have identified, what are the implications for
professional identity and practice you anticipate having in the student development field?
Provide a narrative that identifies an overarching theme, three unique supporting sub-areas that
support your overarching theme, demonstration of your understanding of your selected learning
outcomes, and demonstration of your development of your selected learning outcomes (see
demonstrated development in SDA learning outcomes section below for more details).