Self-evaluations and evaluations are less about judgment and more about growth and improvement.
Atwell uses portfolios in order for students to collect their work through each semester/trimester. Record keeping is a great way to students to see where they came from, and their self-evaluations help them to decide where they want to go.
Atwell ask 5 different questions of her students when beginning the self-evaluation task.
1. How many pieces of writing did you finish this trimester.
2. What genres are represented among those pieces?
3. How many books did you finish this semester?
4. What genres are represented among these titles?
5. How many pages of letter have we written in your reading journal?
These questions represent the hard data that the students should have knowledge of before starting their self-evaluation.
After the hard data, students are asked reflective questions that make them think about both their reading and writing over the year.
Sometimes you will find that the students are thoughtful about their answers, and other times they will be quick. If your prompts are not clear, their responses may not be insightful. Be careful of the questions that you choose, and make sure that your students are prepared and understand.
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