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• The preparation time was reasonable compared to other projects.
• Dreamweaver™ made it easier to test the code during preparation.
Areas for Improvement:
• He needs to get the project finished by the deadline and improve its appearance to “attractive” or
“spectacular.”
• Better planning will help as will checking to see that Internet access will be available during preparation.
• He should not schedule so much on the days he will be preparing the next project.
• He should use a separate file to keep phrases needing to be repeatedly copied so that he doesn’t waste time
looking for them.
• He ought to test the finished product in several browsers to make sure that its quality is good in all of them.
Short-term action plan:
• He will install the identified browsers on his laptop.
• He will clear the schedule for the next project deadline.
• He will practice testing the current project to make the process more efficient.
Long-term action plan:
• When the next assignment is given, he will get started with preparation plans right away.
• He will keep a file of frequent code segments and links to avoid having to search the main text for them.
• He will make a schedule/calendar of intermediate deadlines.
• He will develop a practice of regular reflection and self-assessment when needed.
STEP 9
Determine whether there is a need to engage in other processes.
There is no need to employ further processes at this time. Perhaps there will be a need for problem solving and
design if the current action plans are not effective.
STEP 10
Assess the quality of the self-assessment process.
Assessment of the self-assessment process.
Strengths:
• He developed workable criteria.
• He came up with practical action plans.
Areas for Improvements:
• He should have identified the evidence specifically for each attribute in Step 5.
• He should have included insights in the self-assessment report.
Insights:
• The key to using self-assessment to improve performance is careful construction of the action plans.
• Working through the reflection methodology before doing the self-assessment methodology results in a
much richer analysis.
Collecting the evidence needed for the assessment in the reflection journal has the advantage of engaging a
person in the process of reflection before starting a self-assessment.