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Ewan McIntosh

Self-assessment is central to learning for many reasons other than those (good ones) you mention. In Scotland it is a national policy that all schools have an active application of Assessment for Learning. More on what it's about here: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/currentinitiatives/assessmentisforlearning/index.asp

Tim Fredrick

Yes, there are a ton of reasons. Thanks for the link - it will be useful in my research.

Bronwyn G

Reflection is such a tickly swimming thing, isn't it? Especially when applied to the field of learning, and especially when you're a student. I'm not surprised/wondering that you're in some trouble about it! As long as it's productive trouble!

I agree about the higher-level thinking skills and the ownership. I think a learning process is flawed if it is not open to those two things in particular. I used to advocate a hermetic system as a child, precisely because my teachers did ask me those hard questions. By higher-level thinking skills do you mean the Taxonomy of Bloom? Or are there other ways to actively and explicitly teach them specifically for the purposes of self-assessment?

I have been disappointed lately in student blogs I have been reading because there is virtually none of that sort of reflection, which is what I read them for. I suppose a reflective picture might build up over time.

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Self-assessment is central to learning for many reasons other than those (good ones) you mention. In Scotland it is a national policy that all schools have an active

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The approach is that the more you know about what and how students are learning, the better you can plan learning activities to structure your teaching.This is the best way to judge the self assessment.

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