Assessing Projects : Encouraging Self-Direction and Collaboration
Different Ways to Encourage Self-Reflection
Closing Circle
At the end of the day or class, ask each learner to share one thing they now know about a topic or a connection that they made. Make notes of responses requiring a follow-up discussion.
Exit Slips
Pose questions at the end of class and ask learners to write a response in order to exit the class. Read the responses and plan necessary teaching and learning.
Write a Letter
Learners write a letter to themselves, another class, or to the subject they are studying. This helps learners to think of connections in a very personal way. Use the reflections to assess understanding.
Learners reflect on their own learning. Either provide guiding, reflective questions for the learners to respond to or they can be left open-ended. Below are reflective question examples:
- I work best when….
- I do my best on activities that…
- I like to work with others when…
- The thing I like best about this is…..
- The most interesting part of this project is…
- I would like to learn more about…
- I wish I could improve on…
- I need to work on…
- The hardest thing for me to do is…
- I need help with…
- When I don’t understand something, I…
- Before I start to work on a project, I…
- When I need to study, I…
- When I want to remember something, I…
- I learned that I could…
- I am good at…
- I have learned how to…
- I can help others with…
- I want to work on…
- I want to learn how to…
- I plan to get help with…
- I am going to take responsibility for…
