Unit B.1.6 Improving self-evaluation skills, giving and receiving feedback
Improving self-evaluation skills,
Self-reflection skills in
self-directed learning
Self-reflection skills in
self-directed learning
Self-reflection skills in
self-directed learning
As you might recall, the 4th and the 5th steps of self-directed learning focus on showing your results to others and to self-assess the learning process and the results. In this course we will integrate both steps and will make self-assessment both individually as well in a group.
Why is self-assessment important? We can start from the questions: “Who can decide better than you what you have learned?”, “Who can see your learning process and results that were planned by you?”. We are used to a system in which other people assess us, give us tests, do interviews, and prepare exams.
However, this is not to say that learners do not need other people to assess their learning. Self-assessment is not something people do on their own. Here, “self” refers to the fact that learners are responsible for the assessment, which is not the same as doing it without help from others. Thus, for self-assessment we also need other people: they can enrich our self-assessment process.
So what is self-assessment?
Read this text, PAGE 21 (title: So what to do then?).
Answer to below questions in your personal notebook. 
1.What is self-assessment?
2.What is the difference between reflection and self-assessment?
3.Why is self- assessment challenging?
We now invite you to self-assess your learning week.
Firstly, look through the notes you made every day and read them carefully. Look at pictures and videos, if you have any.
Secondly, allocate some time to think about your learning week and answer the following questions:
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1.What picture would illustrate this learning week? Find and upload a picture and write down why you choose this picture.
2.What is my learning result? How satisfied am I with myself and with the learning result?
3.What were the biggest challenges in these five days? How have I managed them?
4.What did I enjoy the most in this learning week and why?
5.What or who helped me the most to reach my goal?
6.What have I understood about myself as a learner?
7.What would I do differently next time?
8.Where will I use my learning result in the near future?
You had individual self-assessment. Now let’s move on to others:
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Step 1. Prepare a short presentation of your learning process and result achieved during these days;
Step 2. Go to the self-evaluation forum and present to the other learners these aspects:
-What was your learning result and how happy were you with the result?
-What were the biggest challenge(s) for you during these five days?
-What or who helped you the most to reach your goal?
-What have you understood about yourself as a learner?
-Where will you use this result in the near future?
Make your presentation interactive and fun too, for example by using pictures you took during your learning days! (you can use .ppt, canva.com or other tools to create presentation).
Step 3. comment and give feedback to other posted self-evaluations
Review of Unit 1: I as a self-directed learner
In this Unit we focused on learning and self-directedness, providing answers to the questions: what learning is and why it is important, why it is important to know yourself as a learner, what are the learning styles, what is self-directed learning, and what are the main 5 steps of self-directed learning. In this Unit you were able to experience all five steps of self-directed learning: setting a learning goal, making a plan, learning by following your plan, showing your results to others and reflecting and self-evaluating your learning.
So, at the end of this Unit we have a final question for you:
What have I learned about myself a learner and as a person in this Unit?
Choose from the list those aspects you have learned in Unit 1 and explain why:
1.In this Unit I have learned:
– I have a strong drive, or motivation, to communicate
– I’m willing to take risks, make mistakes and learn from them
– I recognize language and communication patterns
– I pay attention to meaning
– I take initiative
– I have a strong drive to reflect on processes I am following
– I explore independently
– I’m willing to search for learning support
– I accept responsibility
– I have a healthy outlook on life
– I’m naturally motivated
– I have basic study skills
– I know how to manage time
– I’m self-aware
– I take responsibility for learning outcomes
2.Explain using your personal notebook how you learned these things in this Unit: .
