The Value of Self-Assessment

Self-Assessment is super important right now as it's a great way to know where your learners feel like they need support. Being able to honestly share what you do and do not understand encourages the social-emotional skill of self-awareness and will be important beyond the walls of the classroom. There are five important questions that should be asked as part of a self-assessment opportunity...

1.  What did you do well? - This question gives every learner, even those that have struggled, the opportunity to acknowledge that they did something well, regardless of how small that one thing might be.

2.  Where did you struggle?  What was hard? -  Acknowledging that struggle is part of learning is important.  Every learner, even gifted learners, should be given the opportunity to identify their struggles and admit when things are hard.

3.  How would you rate your overall understanding? - This question will give you, the educator, the opportunity to know if the learner is ready to go deeper or requires extra support.  
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4. What questions do you still have? - Many learners think they are supposed to know it all or have complete understanding in order to be successful. This question reminds them that it's okay to want to know more and encourages growth mindset.
Creating a self-assessment form including these questions in Google or Microsoft Forms will give you the information that you need to make learning meaningful while encouraging your learners to be self-aware.  This is something that can be done for both in-class and at-home learners through your LMS (Learning Management System) to ensure that you are meeting them where they are each and every day.

Self-Assessment Form