Self-Assessment:Making students aware of

their learning

By: Ashley Carroll

and Jana Craven

What is Self-Assessment?

Students participating in their assessment

Goal setting Self evaluation/reflection Process Self-directed learners

Types ofSelf-Assessments

Writing Conferences Reflection Logs Discussion

whole group small group

Self-Assessment Checklists and Inventories

Teacher-Student Inventories Portfolios Contracts

Examples of Self-Assessment

Writing Checklist Self Evaluation Peer/Group Evaluation Reflection Log/Journal

Student Quality Folders

Purpose What do they look like?

• Goal setting• Graphs

• Math• Writing• Running Records

Why Student Quality Folders?

Why Self-Assessment?

Creates a self-aware classroom Students can participate and lead

conferences Teaches and promotes goal

setting early Creates responsibility

Story Sacks

What is a story sack? Story sacks are made up of a

large bag containing a quality storybook with supporting materials, such as puppets, backgrounds and a game to stimulate reading/language activities.

A tape normally accompanies the story so that children can listen to the story and act it out.

The Goals of a Story Sack

To excite the reader and get them involved in their learning.

To provide children with materials to retell a story.

To get parents involved in reading with their children and help them learn how to retell a story.

Connecting Story Sacks and Self-Assessment

At the beginning of the year the story sack is introduced and modeled to the class.

Eventually students start to read and act out the stories on their own.

Through this experience and continued modeling, children will learn the key parts in retelling a story:

setting character main idea author’s purpose character problem/solution making a connection

Once the retelling procedure has been in place, students will be able to assess themselves with a partner using a checklist.

Towards the end of the year the children will be able to take home a story sack along with a letter explaining the story sack and the procedure. At home students will use the story sacks to retell stories with their families.

What’s the Importance?

Through excitement the child starts to take control of their own learning experience.

Story sacks promote a love and excitement for books.

Not only do they reinforce retelling skills, but they also help create a foundation for reading, listening, and communicating.

Story Sacks provide parents with an opportunity to share a reading experience with their children in a new way.