Self-Assessment By Students

Sharing by Cheryl Lee16 January 2015

Are these questions you have encountered?

What do I have to do to

get an A?

Do we need to know this?

Why do we have to do this piece of work?

Why don’t you tell us what you

are looking for?

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My journey into understanding the power of rubrics in self-assessment

Overview

1. Motivation

2. Practice Students’ Work samples

3. Advantages & Challenges

4. Reflection

(1) Motivation

Building on work done in PLC in Term 2 2014

Bothered by degree of emphasis students place on grades

Emphasize deep learning using student’s work

Empower students with skills to do so

Provide teachers with greater insight into student learning

(2) Practice: Outline (similar to PLC study)

Method: Assessment for learning

Platform: Self-assessment of timed assignment

Essentials:1. Clarify Requirements of assignment with

students2. Develop structures for justification & self-

reflection 3. Students conduct self-assessment4. Teacher responds to student’s self- assessment &

reflection

(2) Practice: Details

Topic: National Income Determination

Timed Assignment 4: 1 full Essay (a) & (b) (25m)

Focused on (b) – discussion question

Aim: Students use rubrics to assess their timed

assignment part (b) Provide justification for their choice of content

& evaluation band Reflect on their performance on part (b)

(2) Practice: Overview Sequence Action by Students & Teacher

1. Clarify Requirements of assignment with students

Students: • Work out criteria to answer the

question (structure + essential points)

• Learn to use rubric

2. Develop structures for justification & self-reflection

• Students Provide justification & self-reflection form

3. Students conduct self-assessment with reflection

Students:• Use marking scheme to decide

content & evaluation band• Provide justification for above

choice• Reflect on performance

4. Teacher responds to student’s self- assessment & reflection

• Teacher follows up with students

(2) Practice: Clarify Requirements with Students

Students work out criteria to answer the question (structure + essential points)

Teacher designs rubric

Help students to understand the requirements of success criterion in the rubrics via worksheet & role-modeling

Guided understanding of success criteria

(2) Practice: Developing structures for justification & reflection

Justification Sheet

Reflection Sheet

(2) Practice: Developing structures for justification & reflection

Students’ work

Student’s justification: sample 1

Student’s justification: sample 2

Student’s Reflection: sample 1

Student’s Reflection: sample 2

(2)Practice: Teacher follow-up

Student corrections

Comments on students’ justification & reflection

Layers of feedback & learning

1st layer: Some overall written feedback by teacher on student’s work

2nd layer: Learning opportunity when using sample answers to better understand success criterion

3rd layer: Rubric provides feedback to student on what he/she has accomplished and what AFIs are required

4th layer: Student justification and reflection provides added opportunity of learning, metacognition

5th layer : Teacher responds to student justification & reflection

Measurements of student learning

Qualitative: Written justifications, Level of interrater agreement Reflections, Student corrections

(3) Advantages

Logistical: Quicker feedback for students

Pedagogical: Deepen understanding

Metacognitive: Aware of own strengths, progress, gaps

Affective: Build shared ownership of learning process, perceive tests as ‘useful feedback’ rather than just ‘grades’

Sadler, P. M., & Good, E. (2006). The impact of self- and peer-grading on student learning. Educational Assessment, 11, 1–31.

Points to Ponder

Transparency of rubrics: Need for different models of performance

Does it inhibit creativity?

My Reflections

Importance of mindset change for students

Importance of getting students to understand the success criteria

Time required for lesson preparation

Moving forward …

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Acknowledgements

• My 2014 PLC Team• Lesson Observers: Mrs Chin & Deborah

Q & A