Student Self-Assessment for Better Learning
Each person is responsible for completing this final review on their own. The purpose of this activity is to allow you to reflect upon the process of the course work you’ve been asked to complete this semester. Remember that everything you accomplished this semester is part of the process of creating sound fundamental skills and/or attributes that you can use as you move forward into your future. You are being asked to reflect on those processes that you used for all the tasks you completed in this course. I will assess your work based on the thought, maturity and detail of your responses, as well as the work you’ve completed. Work that you did not post onto your edublog (or email me) will not be considered in determining your final grade.
What I want you to remember is there are no wrong answers, only better ones, therefore I am interested in your personal interpretation of the following questions and statements.
Part A
Your self-reflection should connect your learning to specific aspects of the course.
- Now that it’s over, what are my first thoughts about the course? Are they mostly positive or negative?
My thoughts are mostly positive.
- If positive, what comes to mind specifically? Negative?
It was a fun course and I would want to take it again next year.
- What were some of the most interesting discoveries I made this semester? About a problem? About myself? About others?
The most interesting discovery I made is that me and my classmates could make something work out of everyday things, like robotic arm.
- What were some of my most challenging moments and what made them so?
The robotic arm was challenging at times because we had a plan and then when we got to that part of the project, what we’d planned didn’t work. We overcame it by going back and trying something else.
- What were some of my most powerful learning moments and what made them so?
When we got the robotic arm to work because it was exciting to see that our plans worked out and we felt proud.
- What is the most important thing I learned personally?
That I can invent things and make things work out the way I want them to.
- What got in the way of my progress, if anything?
I can’t think of anything that got in the way.
- Why is it important for students in a school to have positive relationships with each other?
It’s important so that everyone can get along and help each other out.
- What could you do today to help you develop better relationships with your peers?
I could offer to help someone else if I’m done my work.
- What were some things my teammates did that helped me to learn or overcome obstacles?
They helped make suggestions for changes to the robot arm and those suggestions worked.
- How did I help others during this process? How do I feel I may have hindered others?
I helped by making suggestions and getting the parts my classmates needed, and holding parts in places while they were working.
12.What did I learn were my greatest strengths and areas for improvement?
Getting something done and making it work.
13.What are some problems you see in the school that you believe the adults should be working to solve?
14.What are some of the solutions to those problems?
15.What class activities or assignments help you learn the most?
The activities where I can work with my hands and make things help me learn the most and the best.
16.How can you take what you have learned and apply it to your own life?
Things take time and you have to keep trying.
17.What actions are you taking today to help you reach your goals in the future?
18.Did anything I do make you curious at any point? How does learning feel different when you’re curious?
19.What moments were you most proud of your efforts?
When the robot arm worked.
- How will you use what you’ve learned in this course in the future?
I’ve learned that things take time and I have to keep trying. Asking for help is important.
Part B
This section asks you to account 5 specific things that you learned over the course of this semester. The specifics that you choose may be broad ranging but should reflect some new body of knowledge that you did not have in your “toolbox” before this course. Items may include specific “hands-on” skills, personal development in an attribute, or something else that had meaning to you, maybe from the videos I showed.
- Being more patient
- I learned that syringes can move the robot arm
- Making plans for a project
- I like hands-on projects
Part C
I think I have earned a B because I came to class and was on time. I got my assignments finished and got them in on time. I helped my classmates as best as I could. I stayed on task and never had to be reminded to do my work. I participated well in the class.
This may be the most difficult section for you but it is important that you complete it as honestly and fairly as you can.
As I have mentioned from the start and reminded you all along, the focus of the any task or assignment is on the process not the outcome. What this means is that for evaluation purposes, the mark that you receive will be a reflection of how well you applied yourself each and every day towards your goal of completing your day to day assignments and/or tasks.