Helen Keller, who overcame blindness and deafness to become a leading social activist in the early 20th century, wrote:
I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
And, because I cannot do every-thing,
I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
We can use self-assessment practices to help the learner become more aware of what he or she needs to learn.
How can students assess themselves?
• (descriptive) in L1 at first
• The use of L1 plurilingualism
multilingualism ► (mediation)
Assessment is no longer regarded just as a means of measuring the results (products) but should also act as an aid to the learning process.
It is necessary to assess not only the productsbut also the learning process. It helps learners
to learn how to learn.
1 At the end of 1st term ask your students to arrange all the pieces of writing (they keep in a binder) from most to least effective.
2 Write on a separate piece of paper
answers to questions such as:
• What makes your most effective pieces different from your least effective?
• How did you manage it?
• What goals did you set for yourself?
• What are your goals for future writing?
3 Did you expect your teacher’s mark or comments?
4 What mark would you give to yourself?
5 What does your peer think?
What are your students’ strengths and weaknesses while learning English as the target language?
The handout-questionnaire may help both you and your students.
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