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Self Assessments

Author: ATU Galway

What is it?

Students are asked to reflect on their own pieces of work, learning and their level of skills using a module specific grading rubric. This encourages students to evaluate their work and identify ways to improve their learning and skills.

Advantages & Challenges

Advantages

Challenges

Advantages

Challenges

Tips for Use

Consider how you are going to use self-assessment with students: Is it going to be summative or formative? Is it going to be a stand-alone assessment or as an element of a larger assessment?
Develop a rubric for students to follow when they are assessing their own work.
Consider adding elements of self-reflection for students to identify their strengths and areas for improvement.

Resources

Deakin University: Communication skills (deakin.edu.au)
University of Galway: 1 (universityofgalway.ie)
TCD: Assessments-self-assessment.pdf (tcd.ie)
Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence: Microsoft Word – Pugh|CompendiumOfAssessment.docx (leeds.ac.uk) (page 94)
RCampus: Student Self-Assessments: Importance, Benefits, and Implementation – RCampus
University of New South Wales (UNSW): Student Self-Assessment | UNSW Teaching Staff Gateway
Maynooth University:Self and Peer Assessment | Maynooth University
Royal Society of Chemistry: Self and peer assessment | Principles of assessment for learning | Resource | RSC Education

Sample Rubrics

Deakin University: Communication skills (deakin.edu.au)

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