Writing an evaluation (lecture)

Writing and evaluating your work is a really important tool in the creative process. We evaluate things in many ways without necessarily thinking about it. when you design or create something you are always looking at it and seeing what you could change, that is a kind of evaluation. At college when we have to write an evaluation really we are trying to show the tutor that we are able to objectively look at our work and see what we could have done better or differently and hopefully this means that the next piece of work will be an improvement as you have shown that you are learning as you go. At college an evaluation is basically an academic exercise, an essay with an introduction saying what you are evaluating, and the main text where you say the things that went well and those that could have gone better and a conclusion where you may want to think about the reasons for certain decisions or lack of progress. This process is really useful for students as it forces you to reflect on what you have done and this should hopefully register somewhere the mistakes you don’t want to make again. It is also useful in work, after each job or process and evaluation is a really good tool for analysing what you have done and what you could do better.