Self-Assessment in the Classroom
SELF-ASSESSMENT
What you need to know
Self-Assessment is one of many Formative Assessment strategies used in the classroom. Self-Assessment tells students how well they are doing and teaches students to recognise their own learning and development.
Students need to be involved in their own learning and Self-Assessment allows students to participate in their own achievement and development.
There are many steps and considerations which need to be taken by teachers to ensure self-assessment is successful and worthwhile for students in the classroom. There are some pitfalls to self-assessment which can be avoided or reduced with the right steps implemented.
What you need to know
Self-Assessment is one of many Formative Assessment strategies used in the classroom. Self-Assessment tells students how well they are doing and teaches students to recognise their own learning and development.
Students need to be involved in their own learning and Self-Assessment allows students to participate in their own achievement and development.
There are many steps and considerations which need to be taken by teachers to ensure self-assessment is successful and worthwhile for students in the classroom. There are some pitfalls to self-assessment which can be avoided or reduced with the right steps implemented.
What skills so students need to engage
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Steps to support Self-Assessment in the classroom
Clear guidelines for assessment
Clear learning intentions and success criteria
Scaffolding
Specific tools - explicitly taught
Age and stage appropriate
Monitored and evaluated by students and teacher
High expectations
A structured programme
Self-managing learners who have ownership
Modeling
Practice
Exploring many examples
Rubrics
Teaching of self-assessment
Remembering it may be difficult for younger students
Clear learning intentions and success criteria
Scaffolding
Specific tools - explicitly taught
Age and stage appropriate
Monitored and evaluated by students and teacher
High expectations
A structured programme
Self-managing learners who have ownership
Modeling
Practice
Exploring many examples
Rubrics
Teaching of self-assessment
Remembering it may be difficult for younger students
Pitfalls to Self-Assessment
Unfair assessment
Too difficult for students
Not truthful
Impact on student self-esteem
Inequality
Lack of understanding