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Con todo lo anterior, lo que sí parece evidente es que no podemos escapar de los procesos de evaluación y que debemos contribuir a mejorar los mismos a estudiar sus impactos y a asegurar la calidad de los mismos, justificando y valorando su uso al interior de la comunidad académica y social.