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This chapter reviews in detail the involvement of students as agents of evaluation through self-assessment and peer assessment. For self-assessment, aspects such as why to incorporate it as an assessment practice, how to implement it, some specific strategies to develop critical and strategic thinking through it, what can and cannot be assessed through self-assessment and its advantages, and limitations. For the peer assessment, the same topics already mentioned are developed, focusing on the suggestion of practices and instruments to carry out the peer assessment in the classroom.
This chapter is based on the results of the Fondecyt Initiation Project No. 11140713, funded by Conicyt, Chile.
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Förster, C.E. (2023). Students as Assessment Agents. In: Förster, C.E. (eds) The Power of Assessment in the Classroom. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45838-5_6
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