Questions about the course

Questions about the course:

1.       What was missing?

Attendance of live classes and interaction between the teacher and our other partners.

2.       What worked well?

The forums, we would always comment on other partners and take in notice the comments that were made in our own work.

3.       What could be omitted?

We think we had to read too much for some assignments that did not need it; also some of the assignments are unnecessary and if the class wasn’t a distance class, everything would have been a lot easier and faster to do.

4.       Did I like the interaction between my classmates and tutor?

Even though it was easy to make the assignments that were in teams because we knew each other and always made them in the library, when it came to making the portfolio it was difficult to collect the assignments from the different parts of the team. If the class is going to be a long-distance class it would be better if all the assignments were individual.

Reflection unit 6

We learned different techniques to assess our students, we discussed about which one we would use in our classroom and gave reasons for our decision. We also self-assessed. 

Gloria Castro

Moisés López

Israel Jasso

Moises's Self - Assessment

Self-assessment of the course

I made this self assessment format because it´s easier just to highlight what I´ve done during the semester. I think I´ve work pretty well, with some mistake but on time.

Total: 10 points

Points	2.5 points	1.5 points	1 point
Assignments	All the assignments	75-50% of the assignments	Less than 50% of the assignments
Sessions (meeting days)	Present in all the sessions	1-2 missed sessions	More than 2 missed sessions
Blackboard forums	Did all the forums	75-50% of the forums	Did less of the 50% of the forums
Comments	All my comments were coherent and respectful	My comments were not very nice but coherent	My comments were very short. Just because I needed to put something

Gloria's self-assessment

Self-assessment

Name: Gloria María Castro Castro                                              Date:11/19/2011.

·        Answer the following questions in an honest and correct form.

1.   What did you like the most of the course?

The facilities we had towards the lectures that were provided in blackboard.

2.   What did you like the least of the course?

That some of the lectures were really long and boring, also some of them were scrambled.

3.   What subjects did you learn the easiest?

Informal and formal assessment, types of tests.

4.   How often did you deliver the homework on time?

a.   Always

b.   Sometimes (I forgot one of the activities)

c.   Never

5.   On the range of 1 to 10, how well do you think your performance was on this course?

10

6.   Why?

Because even though onetime I forgot to do one of the activities, I always delivered the homework on time and tried my best to keep up with the blog. Also whenever I had doubts I always investigated for extra information and if the readings did not satisfy my needs I looked for other resources (going to the assessment class on the afternoons).

Instrument for students' self-assessment

Instrument for students’ self-assessment

Name: _________________________________                                              Date:_____/_____/_____

·        Answer the following questions in an honest and correct form.

1.   What did you like the most of the course?

2.   What did you like the least of the course?

3.   What subjects did you learn the easiest?

4.   What subjects do you think you need to work on?

5.   Which of the following do you think is the most difficult for you (you can choose more than one aspect):

a.   Reading

b.   Writing

c.   Speaking

d.   Listening

6.   What do you think you can do to improve on this (these) aspect(s)?

7.   Did you learn any new vocabulary and or phrases during the course? Give 5 examples.

Techniques for self-assessment

Which of the different activities/techniques for self assessment can help you the most in a classroom situation?

Questionnaires are for me the most suitable self assessment technique because it gives the students and opportunity to think about what they are going to write about.
The teacher can get to know if the student is capable of expressing his needs, of writing them correctly and of giving alternatives to work on them.
It is also a form of knowing what the students think of the class and if they think it helped them with the learning of a second language.

Advantages and disadvantages of self-assessment

Self Assessment
The usage of self assessment would come really in handy when it comes to language learning because it helps the student and the teacher as well, to notice the level of performance he/she has had through the course. It also helps to notice and understand the possible mistakes he/she has made and how to correct them. But self assessment does not only take in notice the mistakes, it also helps the student to see his/her progress in reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, etc., and how much practice did it took to get where he/she is right now. 

Advantages
Profiles/Learner Diaries/Counseling sessions:
Ss’ are asked to do these types of self-assessment they really have the opportunity reflect and write/speak freely what they think they have learned along the course and what they haven’t.
Rating/Graph/Adjectives:
Ss’ rate themselves with numbers or with adjectives. This is really easy to graphic and to grade (as a teacher).
Self-editing/Correction:
Ss’ get the opportunity to look at their own mistakes, or their peers’, and correct them. This gives them the opportunity to reflect on them and practice the language while helping others.
Questionnaires: 
(listing, ranking performance/problems, multiple choice questions, agreeing/disagreeing, short answer questions)
All of the above help the teacher know more about the Ss’ production along the course, knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and comprehension of both the questions and the answers given.

Disadvantages
Profiles/Learner Diaries/Counseling sessions:
Using these types of self-assessment would take a lot of time to read each of them. This would work better with small groups.
Rating/Graph/Adjectives:
Ss’ can easily rate themselves with an excellent performance in order to get a good grade. 
Self-editing/Correction:
Ss’ can cheat on the number of mistakes they had and say they did not have any from the start. They can do the same for their peers.
Questionnaires: 
(listing, ranking performance/problems, multiple choice questions, agreeing/disagreeing, short answer questions)
Some Ss’ may only answer these questionnaires randomly in order to finish with the task without even reading it. This decreases the reliability and credibility of the purpose of self-assessment.