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by cyphax 1238 days ago
They are in my experience, we do this as part of many of the courses and projects: they get an assignment followed by a 15-20 minute assessment of their work. Gives us the chance to measure their understanding of the work and it gives them the chance to clarify things that they didn't make clear in the work, which can lead to a slightly better grade.