Self-Assessment and Goal-Setting, 2nd Edition

Self-Assessment and Goal-Setting is the second book in Knowing What Counts, a series for middle- and secondary-school teachers who want to involve their students in assessment and evaluation.

Foreword by Heidi Andrade, Associate Professor, University at Albany, SUNY

Self-Assessment and Goal Setting are key processes for helping students learn how to self-monitor and self-regulate their way to success. In her dynamic foreword, Heidi Andrade details the research that is the foundation for using these ideas in classrooms. This powerful little book is full of practical ideas about how to involve students in the process of self-assessment and goal setting. Beginning with ideas to help students pause and think DURING the learning, ways for students to self-assess and give PROOF of learning, and ways to have students provide evidence of meeting the criteria for any product, process or collection of student work, this book also has useful ways for successfully involving students in short and long term goal setting. It ends by offering responses to commonly asked questions from students, teachers, and parents. It is often said that the person who is working the hardest is learning the most. Self-Assessment and Goal Setting provides practical ways for students to work harder while engaging in assessment for learning strategies that result in their learning and achieving more.

Sections include:

• What does self-assessment look like?
• How does self-assessment support student learning?
• How does self-assessment support teachers?
• Pause-and-Think activities
• Look-for-Proof activities
• Connect-to-Criteria activities
• What is goal setting?
• Questions and responses

Includes reproducibles for teachers to adapt for their own use in schools and classrooms.
 

about the author

Anne Davies Anne Davies, PhD, has worked in most Canadian provinces, in American states, and overseas. She works with educators at every level—primary to post-secondary, as well as with parents. Anne is involved with schools and jurisdictions in multi-year projects, working closely with local educators. This allows her to help people find assessment-for-learning solutions that work in a specific context. Anne does sessions at home in the Comox Valley, and works with educators in various locations to provide workshops to meet local needs.

Caren Cameron Caren Cameron, M.Ed., is on leave as District Principal of Educational Programs for District #62 (Sooke) in British Columbia. She spends her time working with colleagues across North America. She has co-authored several practical books to assist busy teachers.

Kathleen Gregory Kathleen Gregory, M.Ed., teaches English in a secondary school in Victoria, British Columbia. She is also a summer-school instructor for assessment courses at the University of Victoria. Kathleen presents workshops on a variety of assessment topics and literacy strategies. Kathleen has been a district curriculum coordinator and a support teacher for classroom teachers and school teams who are integrating students with special needs. She has co-authored several books.