Assessment or Self-assessment?

• The latest trends in education

• The CEF suggestions
Helen Keller, who overcame blindness and
deafness to become a leading social activist in the
early 20th century, wrote:

I am only one, but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

And, because I cannot do every-thing,

I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

 Development of Projects

Assessment or Self-assessment
Product Process On going
action/research
Can your students assess themselves
in language learning?
We can use self-assessment practices to
help the learner become more aware of
what he or she needs to learn.
We assume more responsibility.

This way students develop

life-long learning skills.
Feeling self-reliant is a motivating
force for learning.
Self-assessment helps the students how
to use different strategies to learn more
effectively.
• set class goals
• set group goals
• set individual goals
Self-assessment Peer assessment
Both help progress management.
How can students assess themselves?

• (descriptive)  in L1 at first

• The use of L1  plurilingualism

 multilingualism
► (mediation)
Students need to be gradually and gently
trained to be lifelong language learners.
Assessment is no longer regarded just
as a means of measuring the results
(products) but should also act as an
aid to the learning process.
It is necessary to assess not only the products
but also the learning process. It helps learners
to learn how to learn.
How can students become involved in self-assessment
of their written work?
1 At the end of 1st term ask your
students to arrange all the pieces of
writing (they keep in a binder) from
most to least effective.
2 Write on a separate piece of paper
answers to questions such as:

• What makes your most effective pieces

different from your least effective?
• How did you manage it?
• What goals did you set for yourself?
• What are your goals for future writing?
3 Did you expect your teacher’s mark or
comments?

4 What mark would you give to yourself?

5 What does your peer think?

What are your students’ strengths and weaknesses
while learning English as the target language?

The handout-questionnaire may help

both you and your students.
 Use a
SUGGESTION BOX

• Your students’ suggestions may help you

evaluate your own work or yourself.
PEER TUTORING COOPERATIVE
LEARNING

Students will learn important life skills by working

together and collaborating their ideas.
(see Teacher’s Guides of
the HILLSIDE PRESS coursebooks)