Becoming A More Critical, Autonomous, Reflective Learner

PRILHE - Promoting Reflective Independent Learning in HE Student Handbook5.6. Self-evaluation / InvolvementAnother specific method of evaluation that can be developed in university education and is very useful for non-traditional studentsis self-evaluation. This methodology implies the involvement of students in the evaluation process, and that signifies taking intoaccount their opinion about their learning progress. During an academic year non-traditional students and adult learners have to beaware of the aims and learning outcomes of the subjects and then analyse if they have attained them. This self-evaluation iscarried out in a dialogue with lecturers or teachers.L’Escola de Verneda Sant Martí is a Spanish adult education school where the process of self-evaluation is based on the dialoguebetween students and teachers. In La Verneda Sant Martí the exam is not used as a method because the priority is that studentsdecide their progress through an egalitarian dialogue with teachers. In this sense, both students and teachers try to arrive at aconsensus about their further studies in order to ensure what is best for them. This kind of evaluation is possible thanks to theschool organisation which is based on democratic participation. Each contribution of any person who attends the school (teachers,volunteers and students) is taken into account in the decision making process (Sanchez 1999).Questions for Discussion / Reflection•••Do you think you would find it easy / difficult to do this? Why?What kind of skills would you need in order to undertake self-evaluation?What do you think about self-evaluation as a form of assessment?See more information at webpage: http://www.edaverneda.org38Becoming A More Critical, Autonomous, Reflective Learner