Our 3-Step Method
Step 1: Download the Deliverables
To start your analysis, you must first download the student's ZIP file uploaded to the OpenClassrooms platform.
Step 2: Check the Deliverables
Look at the project description:
What are the expected deliverables?
What was the agreed format for the deliverables?
Then compare this description with what the student has submitted.
Can I still approve the student's project if they didn't send a PowerPoint presentation?
We advise that students create a document for their presentations, but it is not mandatory unless clearly expressed in the deliverables. Therefore, you can approve a project even if the student has not provided a presentation document as long as they acquire all the necessary skills. In such cases, you could outline this as an area for improvement for the student.
Step 3: Use the Mentor Guide to Analyze Skills
Now open each of the deliverables while keeping the mentor guide in front of you.
Has the student properly used each of the skills?
Can you think of any questions you could ask during the assessment to check that they have indeed acquired these skills?
If you believe that the work is sufficient to go ahead with the assessment, look no further! On to the oral presentation! 😃
Over to You Now!
Analyze Student Deliverables
Imagine you’re in the following situation: you are a mentor on the Take Ownership of Your Learning on the Path project. It is the first project on this path. During this project, you must check that the student can put together their training plan, take ownership of their learning, and display good time management skills.
The project description asks for the following:
Deliverables
A learning plan.
A screenshot of a post where you introduce yourself to the community.
A link or a screenshot of your technology monitoring dashboard.
The mentor guide outlines the following assessment criteria:
The learning plan is complete when:
❒ The student identifies the number of hours dedicated to training each week.
❒ The student identifies a provisional date for each project presentation.
The screenshot of a post is complete when:
❒ It shows that the student has presented themselves to the community.
The link or screenshot of a technology monitoring dashboard is complete when:
❒ It includes at least four varied sources of information that are updated regularly.
❒ The sources of information are relevant to the student's professional goals.
Two students, Tim and Cindy, have just submitted their deliverables. They have recently started on the Front-End Developer path. It’s over to you now - take a look at their work and decide whether they are ready for the assessment or not! Here are the deliverables:
So, what do you think? Are Tim and Cindy ready?
Read Our Analysis
Criteria | Cindy | Tim |
Are all the deliverables there? | ✅ | ❌ |
Have the deliverables been submitted in the right format? | ✅ | - |
Have they correctly applied the skills acquired? | ✅ | - |
Conclusion: are they ready for the assessment? | ✅ | ❌ |
In conclusion:
Tim hasn’t submitted his learning plan, so you ask him to provide this missing deliverable.
Cindy seems to be ready. You will still prepare questions that you will ask during her assessment. For example: “How will you plan your days in the office?” “How would you react if you were stuck on a project?” “How did you find your sources of information?” “If you fall behind schedule, how could you catch up?”
Let’s Recap!
To properly prepare for the assessment, the mentor/assessor will:
Download the deliverables 48 hours before the assessment.
Check that deliverables outlined in the project description are all there and have in the correct format.
Compare the student’s work to the assessment criteria outlined in the mentor guide.
Decide whether or not the student is ready for the assessment:
If one of the deliverables is missing, the mentor/assessor will ask the student to resubmit their work.
If all the deliverables seem to be there, the mentor/assessor will note the questions they will ask the student during the assessment.
