Klenowski defines self-assessment as \u201cthe evaluation or judgment of \u2018the worth\u2019 of one\u2019s performance and the identification of one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses with a view to improving one\u2019s learning outcomes\u201d (1995, p. 146). In other words it using metacognition to diagnose where one is in their own learning process.<\/p>\n
What is social and emotional learning?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Social and emotional learning is the process through which teachers help to foster the knowledge, attitudes and skills required for students to become self- and socially aware (SEL Defined<\/em>, 2014).<\/p>\n http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/513f79f9e4b05ce7b70e9673\/t\/51663ec6e4b0acbb38a1fd3c\/1366333965877\/Core_Competencies_Short_FINAL_O.png?format=500w<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What makes a form of assessment good?\u00a0Validity, Reliability & Fairness.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Any valid<\/strong><\/em> form of assessment should have a well-defined link as to what aspect of student learning it is created to measure, and should be designed so that teachers are able to relate each student\u2019s knowledge and understanding to appropriate reference points (Earl and Katz, 2006).<\/p>\n Reliable<\/strong> <\/em>forms of assessment should provide consistent inferences of a student\u2019s learning regardless of who is assessing the student, when the student is being assessed or what method is being used to assess the student (Earl and Katz, 2006).<\/p>\n The third aspect that all good assessments should have is fairness<\/strong>.<\/em> As stated by Tierney, a fair assessment should be transparent in its expectations, and will be designed so that students with different learning styles or needs can demonstrate their learning, and be assessed comparably between one another through appropriate assessment methods (2011).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Earl, L., & Katz, S. (2006). Rethinking classroom assessment with purpose in mind: Assessment for learning, assessment as learning, assessment of learning. Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Education: Governments of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon Territory.<\/p>\n Klenowski, V. (1995). Student self-evaluation processes in student-centred teaching and learning contexts of Australia and England. Assessment in Education, 2<\/i>(2), 145-163.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/513f79f9e4b05ce7b70e9673\/t\/51663ec6e4b0acbb38a1fd3c\/1366333965877\/Core_Competencies_Short_FINAL_O.png?format=500w\")
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