Comments on: Inflated Self-Assessment http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/student-performance/inflated-self-assessment A teaching and learning conference. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lauren http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/student-performance/inflated-self-assessment/comment-page-1#comment-6159 Lauren Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:36:22 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/?p=1734#comment-6159 I've noticed when I ask my students to provide self-assessments they tend to equate attendance with participation. One common phrase I see is some variation of, “I came to most of the classes, so I deserve and A.” I think this raises issues with deciding as teachers what our expectations for participation are, and communicating and negotiating those expectations with our students. I’ve noticed when I ask my students to provide self-assessments they tend to equate attendance with participation. One common phrase I see is some variation of, “I came to most of the classes, so I deserve and A.” I think this raises issues with deciding as teachers what our expectations for participation are, and communicating and negotiating those expectations with our students.

]]> By: Christina http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/student-performance/inflated-self-assessment/comment-page-1#comment-6143 Christina Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:09:56 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/?p=1734#comment-6143 I use self-assessment in my courses--called their "professionalism" mark. It's a long process that would take an entire article to explain. My biggest problem with it is that I find students deflate their assessment. They know that the marks count towards their final grade and that I review them, making changes if I disagree with their assessment. (Which almost never happens.) Perhaps the students in this study didn't inflate their grade so much as didn't put any effort into it because it didn't count? I use self-assessment in my courses–called their “professionalism” mark. It’s a long process that would take an entire article to explain.

My biggest problem with it is that I find students deflate their assessment. They know that the marks count towards their final grade and that I review them, making changes if I disagree with their assessment. (Which almost never happens.)

Perhaps the students in this study didn’t inflate their grade so much as didn’t put any effort into it because it didn’t count?

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