Self and peer assessment is about revision and improvement.
It enables students to independently assess their own and other students’ progress with confidence rather than always relying on teacher judgment.
When students self and peer assess, they are actively involved in the learning process and their independence and motivation is improved.
Students who can look at their work, and judge the degree by which it reflects explicitly stated goals or criteria, can assess the quality of their work and revise it accordingly.
These resources may be used to support student self and peer assessment.
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These tools support self and peer assessment in the classroom.
Self assessment traffic light code
(PDF 134 KB)
Traffic light – black line sheet
(Publisher 98 KB)
Checking my work against success criteria
(Word 2007 66 KB)
Self assessment card – Long Bay Junior
(Word 2007 158 KB)
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Explanations and examples of "ladder of success".
Explanation of ladder of success
(PDF 28 KB)
Ladder smiles
(Publisher 85 KB)
Ladder of success – example with smiley faces
(Word 2007 45 KB)
Ladder of success – example with ticks
(Word 2007 47 KB)
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Examples of student self assessment.
Meredith's self assessment sheet
(PDF 331 KB)
Kate's peer assessment prompts
(Word 2007 49 KB)
How I self assess in reading
(Word 2007 69 KB)
How I self assess in writing and make changes
(Word 2007 166 KB)
Self assessment for report writing
(Word 2007 152 KB)