blog 9

I agree with Chris that grading rubrics make more sense when the teacher involves the students in the process of creating the assessment. As a matter of fact, I think self-assessment is an important part of assessment in general. Students involved in setting goals are, in my opinion more likely to achieve those goals. Knowing how to evaluate your own writing will not only help you become a better writer but it will also help you learn to offer constructive criticism to others. Spandel wrote that “good assessors sense a heartbeat behind the words” . Of course Spandel was referring to teachers evaluating students but I think that statement can easily be applied to self-assessments.

I liked the WTL article a lot because it was interesting, entertaining and emotional. Furthermore, I feel that writing experiment shows the importance of self-assessment.
Sadly, Smith went back to his old ways this week. The most interesting and useful part of the article was his list at the end.