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Self-Assessment

Self assessment is essential to learning. It leads to learning that cannot be achieved otherwise, and helps students become independent learners. When peer and self assessing, students gather information about their learning; reflect on how well they are learning; and plan next steps to improve their learning.

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Viewing Guide: This viewing guide facilitates learning about the assessment approaches shown in the video, and provides support for trying new practices. It contains references, tools and templates, and should be used in conjunction with the viewing of the video. PDF    
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This document contains a transcript of all of the video segments in this series.		 PDF    
Segment 1: Self-Assessment – The Process (10:21)
 Self assessment is crucial to improved learning; however, the skills need to be modeled and taught. This segment introduces a four-stage process for developing students’ self-assessment skills.		   FLV MP4     98 M
Segment 2: Self Assessment - Defining Success Criteria (14:09)
 Knowing what they are learning and what it looks like when they learn is the first step in teaching students to self assess as they learn.		   FLV MP4    136 M
Segment 3: Apply the Success Criteria (9:24)
 Students learn to apply success criteria in assessing their work.		   FLV MP4    223 M
Segment 4: Feedback on Peer and Self-Assessment (11:20)
 Feedback from the teacher and other students improves the quality of students’ peer and self-assessments. Peer assessment allows students to develop and practice their skills in giving and receiving feedback. 		  FLV MP4    107 M
Segment 5: Setting Learning Goals (13:14)
 Once students have learned to recognize, describe and apply success criteria, they can use their self and peer assessments to plan next steps		   FLV MP4    125 M