2023 Thrive 7 Self-assessment in the context of D&T high-stake examination

 Self-assessment is always seen as formative and high-stakes examination is seen as summative. Can these two concepts get well together? Yes. definitely. What we need to do it to conceptual the term planning and monitoring. Monitoring is no longer about project progress. Whether you complete or not, it is about the tracking of you thinking while working on the project so that you complete a project of good quality.

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