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2. Self-Assessment

3. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Self-assessment Teacher Peers Two Sources of Feedback on Learning Slide 1

4. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Turn & Talk What do you understand by the term… “metacognition”? Slide 2

5. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel The ability to monitor one’s thinking Brings the learning process to a conscious level A hallmark of effective learning Helps students develop the ability to take control of their own learning Metacognition Slide 3

6. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Continuously monitoring learning progress toward a goal Making adjustments/redirecting learning when necessary Self-Regulation: What is it? Slide 4

7. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Learning Goal/ Success Criteria Where am I going? Self-AssessmentWhere am I now? Self-RegulationWhere to next? How do I get there? Critical Questions for Student Self-Assessment and Self-Regulation Slide 5

8. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel An internal conversation led by a series of questions Metacognition Slide 6

9. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel What is the problem all about? Do I understand the problem? (comprehend the goal) Are there similarities/differences between the problem and similar problems I have solved in the past? (connections) What are the strategies/tactics/principles I can use to solve the problem? (use appropriate strategies) Does the solution make sense? If not, why not? (reflection) What do I do about it? (taking action) (adapted from Mevarech & Kramarski, 1997) Getting “Meta” About Math Slide 7

10. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Your Turn Look at the example of a reading passage in Handout 6.4.1. What metacognitive strategies is this reader using? What additional strategies could she have used to support her understanding of the text? Slide 8

11. Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Your Turn Use Handout 6.4.2 to develop questions and reflective answers for a think-aloud to use with your students in your content area. Share the questions and reflective answers with a colleague for feedback. Then try it out with your students. Record information about what worked well and what can be improved. Slide 9

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