Self-Assessment Worksheet
First-Year Writing | City College of New York
What is Self-Assessment & Why are We Doing it?
- Self-Assessment is a form of reflection, and reflection is one of the best tools we have for learning. Reflection helps us to reinforce our knowledge because our awareness of what we know grows and fortifies when we consciously build a vocabulary for naming and discussing what we know.
- Reflecting on what we’ve done and what we know allows us to self-assess our learning. And self-assessment is a skill offering us far more benefits than simply interpreting someone else’s assessment of our work. A major goal of this composition course, then, is for you to reflect on your learning and writing practices, name and discuss what you’ve learned, and then self-assess that learning.
- This self-assessment will also prepare you to write our final essay, the Final Reflection Essay.
- In the worksheet that follows you will
- Paraphrase (aka “re-write in your own words”) each of the Learning Goals for our course.
- Score your current level of learning each Learning Goal, using the following key:
0 – No learning/practicing
1 – Very little learning /practicing
2 – Some learning /practicing
3 – Good/average amount of learning/practicing
4 – Great amount of learning/practicing
5 – Outstanding learning/practicing
- Provide examples of any learning you experienced that connects to the Learning Goal. Explanations work as do hyperlinks to any documents you have online. Skip providing explanations for any Learning Goals that you have not yet worked on.
Self-Assessment– Course Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Goal Write below (verbatim) all course learning outcomes listed in the syllabus. | Your Paraphrase Rewrite each course learning outcome in your own words. | Score 0-5 Rate your learning (see score key above) | Evidence of Learning Briefly describe an example (or provide a hyperlink to your work) to demonstrate your level of learning. |
| 1 | Examine how attitudes towards linguistic standards empower and oppress language users. | This means understanding how the way people speak can make them feel accepted or judged. | 4 | In my language and literacy writing, I wrote about learning English after moving to the U.S. I explained how my accent and speaking struggles made me feel embarrassed, which helped me understand how language can affect power and confidence. |
| 2 | Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations. | This means learning how different kinds of reading and writing work for different situations and audiences. | 4 | In this class, I worked on a personal narrative, worksheets, and research writing. These helped me understand that each assignment has a different purpose and audience. |
| 3 | Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing. | This means learning how to plan, improve, and fix my writing. | 4 | I practiced brainstorming, writing drafts, and revising my work to make it more clear and organized. I also used feedback to improve my writing. |
| 4 | Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations. | This means understanding writing terms like audience, purpose, and argument, and using them in my work. | 3 | Through class assignments, I learned to think more about who I am writing for and why I am writing. This helped me make my essays clearer. |
| 5 | Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences. | This means using writing tools and technology to communicate with different readers. | 3 | I used online tools to write, revise, and organize my work. These helped me prepare my writing for school assignments. |
| 6 | Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias. | This means finding good research sources and checking if they are trustworthy and useful. | 3 | For my research topic, I looked for sources online and thought about which ones were reliable and connected to my topic. |
| 7 | Compose texts that integrate a stance with appropriate sources, using strategies such as summary, analysis, synthesis, and argumentation. | This means writing with my own opinion while also using sources to support my ideas. | 4 | In my research writing, I practiced making a thesis, using evidence, and explaining how the sources connect to my point. |
| 8 | Practice systematic application of citation conventions. | This means learning how to cite sources the right way. | 3 | I practiced adding citations in my research writing and learned why giving credit to sources is important. |
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