Peer Assessment Self Assessment If we see education

Peer Assessment & Self Assessment

“… If we see education as fostering achievement in a personal sense [then] an emphasis on personal achievement, focusing on self-knowledge, self-assessment, and self-regulation (the true meaning of autonomy) appears long overdue. ” Lier, L. Van (1996) Interaction in the Language Classroom: Awareness, Autonomy & Authenticity. Harlow: Addison Wesley Longman, p. 119.

More … “Self-assessment … encourages the student to become part of the whole process of language learning, and to be aware of individual progress. ” Harris, M. (1997). Self-assessment of language learning in formal settings. ELT Journal Vol. 51/1, pp. 12 -20. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 15.

Self-assessment in the school classroom: Self-assessment is a “practical tool” that can “make students more active” and can “assist them with the daunting task of learning how to communicate in another language. ” “… this kind of self-appraisal would be particularly helpful in the case of (false) beginners. ”

Reliability and Validity “the validity of learner judgments can in fact be quite high. ” (Oscarson 1989, p. 2) “. . a majority of students find it easier to estimate their purely communicative competence level than their mastery of grammar. ” (Blanche 1988, p. 75)

Peer-assessment Haughton & Dickinson (1989) found "a relatively high level of agreement between the peer assessments and the marks given by the lecturers" in their study of a collaborative post-writing assessment: - Students were able to assess their own work realistically, even though most felt inexperienced as testers and were not comfortable with being tested by classmates. - Students were sincere. - Students demonstrated a similar level of assessment to that of the lecturers. - The scheme did not result in a lowering of standards. - The students benefited in their understanding of and attitude towards assessment by taking part in the study.

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