self-evaluation

(noun)

allowing students to evaluate their own performance on assignments

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Examples of self-evaluation in the following topics:

  • Potential Challenges and Solutions

    • Several strategies are available for evaluating learner achievement, such as individual or group self-evaluation, or comparison between student performance and class objectives.

  • Reference Groups

    • Social comparison theory is centered on the belief that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations.
    • Individuals evaluate their own opinions and define the self by comparing themselves to others.
    • Reference groups become the individual's frame of reference and source for ordering his or her experiences, perceptions, cognition, and ideas of self.
    • It is important for determining a person's self-identity, attitudes, and social ties.
    • Reference groups become the individual's frame of reference and source for ordering his or her experiences, perceptions, cognition, and ideas of self.

  • Assessment Strategies

    • This has prompted many teachers to design alternative assessments that they feel better match and evaluate the content of the instruction.
    • Many teachers are now also experimenting with self-evaluation and peer-evaluation.

  • Self-Regulation and Volition

    • Personal influences--students' knowledge and goals Behavioral influences--self-observation, self-judgment, and self-reaction Environmental influences--verbal persuasion and modeling
    • Teacher and students list ways that students usually handle distractions; then match the response with the distraction and evaluate how well it works.The most effective way is to refocus on the task.
    • Using written scenarios, small groups of students role play more effective strategies for handling distractions.Peer audience evaluates actors' strategies.
    • Teacher reminds students that he or she will be looking for evidence of the students using strategies to handle distractions and do their work.The teacher selects key tasks to observe and records the amount of time on task by groups and individuals.Students self-evaluate; then results are discussed with students.
    • The strategies being used are: Self-evaluating, Organizing and Transforming, Goal-setting and Planning, Seeking Information, Keeping Records and Monitoring, Environmental Structuring, Self-consequating, Rehearsing and Memorizing, Seeking Social Assistance and Reviewing Records.

  • Evaluating Performance: Who, What, and How

    • Performance appraisal or performance evaluation refers to the ongoing, organized process of evaluating the job performance of individual employees according to set standards of the organization.
    • Employers must be careful how they conduct such evaluations to avoid legal pitfalls.
    • Judgmental evaluation is generally the biggest part of the PA process.
    • In this realm of evaluation, employees are compared to each other rather than to set criteria.
    • Judgmental assessments can also be self-evaluations done by employees or peer assessments done by employees on their peers.

  • Social Perception

    • Psychologist Leon Festinger proposed social comparison theory, which states that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations.
    • According to this theory, individuals evaluate their own opinions and abilities by comparing themselves to others in order to reduce uncertainty and learn how to define one's self.
    • Social perceptions of others are compared to self perceptions to give an individual a better understanding of where he or she falls in society.
    • Social comparison research has suggested that comparisons with others who are better off or superior, or an upward comparison, can lower self-regard.
    • However, comparing one's self to those who are worse off or inferior, a downward comparison, can elevate self-regard.

  • Evaluating Employee Performance

    • Often, peer assessments and self-assessments are used to paint a clearer image of performance.
    • In self-assessments employees have the right to underline what they think their performance is, and why certain metrics may be misleading.
    • Peer assessments and self-assessments are useful in capturing this data:
    • Self-assessments: in self-assessments, individuals assess and evaluate their own behavior and job performance.
    • 360-degree feedback: 360-degree feedback includes multiple evaluations of employees; it often integrates assessments from superiors and peers, as well as self-assessments.

  • Principle-Agent Problem

    • There are two forms of performance evaluation:
    • objective performance evaluation - takes into account how fast a task can be completed.
    • subjective performance evaluation - involves the principal directly evaluating the performance of the agent.
    • In this case, the evaluation is based on opinions instead of observations or reasoning. .
    • It clearly illustrates the working relationship between the principle and the agent while highlighting the presence of business partnership as well as self-interest.

  • Critical Evaluation

    • We need to critically evaluate the statistical studies we read about and analyze before accepting the results of the study.
    • Self-Selected Samples: Responses only by people who choose to respond, such as call-in surveys are often unreliable.
    • Self-Funded or Self-Interest Studies: A study performed by a person or organization in order to support their claim.
    • Read the study carefully to evaluate the work.

  • Economic Decisions

    • At a technical level, economic analysis is used to evaluate rational decisions.
    • Preferences are shaped by perceptions of duty, authority and self-interest.
    • If the benefits associate with an action exceed the cost; it is an alternative that is consistent with self-interest.
    • This requires criteria to evaluate each alternative with respect to the objective.
    • Develop the criteria to evaluate each feasible alternative with respect to the objective.