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Students Should Share Their Process, Not Just Their Product’

This article shares the reasons why students should show their work. In bullet

• Sharing is powerful + Collaborative aspect
• Metacognition – How you think to help others think
• Inspire others to rethink

They can form things like “participatory cultures”, This includes elements such as social cohesion, informal mentorship and strong support for sharing. This is sort of a positive feedback loop for whatever topic that may be. Sharing is very good for feedback. When students are sharing their journey, they are more reflective on their process and better able to plan a new approach in the future. Through platforms, student can work with each other and collaborate possibly to improve their work. The same is true for students. When they share their process with other students, they learn how to give and receive peer feedback. This can all create metacognition.

The process matters more than the final product, as one can learn, improve and adapt within the process. The final product may not always be good- but the process can be.

“Creativity is as much about iteration as inspiration”