Hi Curtis, Thanks for your post to the forum. You point out the main goal of student self assessment - "They can proactively commit time and study towards more targeted efforts to improve in the areas of weakness" . Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Thank you Susan. To assess a student before providing access to information is not a good teaching value.
Self evaluation tool will not only help the student have a realistic goal focus but will give him/her a feeling of ownership and active participation in goal/learning development which is important to student growth.
I like this idea. I usually use more testing procedures than self assessment. How do you go about this? Just ask them what they think or have them write it down? I could use some ideas on this. Thanks
Hi Vivian, Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree - when students self evaluate it basically puts them in the "driver's seat". They can see whether they are doing well, or not, and decide what they want to do about it, or not. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Hi Cindy, Thanks for your post to the forum. Here is a link to an article about student self assessment that I found helpful.
http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/self_eval.php
Susan Polick
I have my students assess themselves in our lab setting. Afterwards we sit down one on one and discuss the positives and negatives of the lab, and areas for improvement.
Hi Jon, Thanks for your post to the forum. Excellent that you give that one-on-one feedback! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
It lets the student know how far they have come, it can help them be aware that this is the path that they have chosen. It makes them realize can I be better or do I stay at this level.
It allows the student to really think about what they could do differently to improve their grade.
The Questions on the self assessment should be worded in a way to really make a student analyze themselves. Most yes and no Questions will not work for these assessments. You really have make the student think about themselves.
A self-assessment is a non-threatening way for students to see where they need improvement. By identifying their areas of weakness they can then take the needed steps for improvement. Things such as study groups, tutoring, changing their study habits can all improve their academic standing.
Hi Kim, Yes, because students are identifying their OWN areas of weakness, they often take a more active role in their progress. Susan
Susan Polick
I believe a student realize where they are in life when it comes to self assessments it really makes them aware and also a goal where that want to be in life
Allowing the students to honestly note things that they would like to further educate themselves on and the instructor can use these items in their teaching.
It helps the student reflect the content at the most personal and therefore relvant level.
Hi Lisa, Thanks for your post to the forum. That's a great reason for indtructors to pay close attention to student self assessments. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Student self-assessments assists students to identify their level of understanding of course material.
I feel it lets the students know how they are doing and what areas need to be improved. dennis
Hi Dennis, Thanks for your post to the forum. I find that when they self assess, students tend to take more responsibility for improving their learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
