Self-Assessment
Self-Assessment
Self-assessment is a reflective, student-driven process where learners evaluate their own work, understanding, and progress against explicit criteria. It is not just introspective but deeply relational—relying on feedback from others and the environment.
Alternative/linked methods: SSACT (Self-Assessment Scale on Active Learning and Critical Thinking), Knowledge Surveys, Confidence-Based Assessment, Reflective Self-Evaluation, Internal Feedback Generation
Why?
- Promotes Self-Regulated Learning
- Builds Feedback Literacy
- Improves Academic Performance
- Supports Lifelong Learning
How?
- Clarify learning outcomes and criteria
- Use structured tools like rubrics and surveys
- Encourage reflection through journals and logs
- Integrate peer review for calibration
- Provide formative feedback and support
When?
- Throughout the learning cycle
- In formative and summative contexts
- In PBL, flipped, and active learning environments
- In online, hybrid, and face-to-face settings
Get Started
- Knowledge Surveys
- Rubric Co-Creation
- Reflective Journals
- Peer Review with Self-Assessment
Digital Enhancement
- Moodle Feedback/Quiz/Journal/Assignment/Checklist/Lesson
- Microsoft Forms for surveys
- Peerwise for student-generated questions (need to check mcr met access)
- Mentimeter/Padlet for real-time reflection
- AI Tools for simulated feedback
Resources
- Boud, D. (2013). Enhancing Learning Through Self-Assessment. Routledge.
- Aricò, F.R. and Lancaster, S.J. (2018) “Facilitating active learning and enhancing student self-assessment skills,” International Review of Economics Education, 29, pp. 6–13. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.06.002.
- University of Reading. (2022). Peer and Self-Assessment Guide.
- Yan, Z. and Carless, D. (2022) “Self-assessment is about more than self: the enabling role of feedback literacy,” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 47(7), pp. 1116–1128. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2021.2001431