Self-Assessment Worksheet

First-Year Writing | City College of New York

What is Self-Assessment & Why are We Doing it?

•   Self-Assessment is a form of reflection, and reflection is one of the best tools we have for learning. Reflection helps us to reinforce our knowledge because our awareness of what we know grows and fortifies when we consciously build a vocabulary for naming and discussing what we know.
•   Reflecting on what we’ve done and what we know allows us to self-assess our learning. And self-assessment is a skill offering us far more benefits than simply interpreting someone else’s assessment of our work. A major goal of this composition course, then, is for you to reflect on your learning and writing practices, name and discuss what you’ve learned, and then self-assess that learning.
•   This self-assessment will also prepare you to write our final essay, the Final Reflection Essay. 
•   In the worksheet that follows you will

1.     Paraphrase (aka “re-write in your own words”) each of the Learning Goals for our course.
2.     Score your current level of learning each Learning Goal, using the following key:

0 – No learning/practicing

1 – Very little learning /practicing

2 – Some learning /practicing

3 – Good/average amount of learning/practicing

4 – Great amount of learning/practicing

5 – Outstanding learning/practicing

3.     Provide examples of any learning you experienced that connects to the Learning Goal. Explanations work as do hyperlinks to any documents you have online. Skip providing explanations for any Learning Goals that you have not yet worked on.

Self-Assessment– Course Learning Outcomes

#	Learning Goal   Write below (verbatim) all course learning outcomes listed in the syllabus.	Your Paraphrase   Rewrite each course learning outcome in your own words.	Score 0-5 Rate your learning (see score key above)	Evidence of Learning   Briefly describe an example (or provide a hyperlink to your work) to demonstrate your level of learning.
1	Examine how attitudes towards linguistic standards empower and oppress language users.	Explore how opinions on language standards can impact speakers in both positive and negative ways.	3.5	I achieved this through the rhetorical worksheets, and my essays. Specifically in phase 1 where my Language and Literacy Narrative, where it focused on language/ linguistic standards mostly and showed its moral through the writing of their essays. I did have some trouble with the feedback and working on the last rhetorical situation worksheet.
2	Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.	Investigate and examine a variety of genres and rhetorical contexts through both writing and reading.	3	I was able to learn this by using  all of my rhetorical worksheets over the semester. Specifically, the first one which was Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue, which was my favorite rhetorical worksheet to work on as I related it very much to my mom. I connected to it by relating to my experiences with how my mom uses english.
3	Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing.	Create ways or formulas to read, write, collaborate, change, and review.	3.5	I achieved this outcome while I was writing my Translations, which are just summaries of the two major assignments of phase 1 and 2, which both focused on a theme chosen by us, which is my favorite way to write an essay or research paper. It took me a few tries to complete these two major assignments, but I got it done.
4	Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations.	Acknowledge and use important rhetorical concepts and techniques when writing.	3.5	I read through the autobiographical essay written by Amy Tan. This is what I used to help with my Language and Literacy Narrative. While the ones by June Jordan, and Vershawn Ashanti Young, were used afterwards for my synthesis essay as inspiration, given their themes of discrimination.
5	Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences.	Understand and use both print and digital mediums to reach a range of audiences.	4	I kinda understand how to use digital articles to help find out what exactly the audience wants. To find out what exactly my target is interested in or want to hear. Throughout all of my classes over the semester. For my Synthesis Essay, I tried to narrow down my topic to a specific audience rather than every audience that exists.
6	Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias.	Identify research materials, such as scholarly journal articles and articles from magazines and newspapers, in the library’s databases or archives and online. Assess them for reliability, accuracy, relevance, and bias.	4	I have learned this through both of my translations and the peer reviews from my classmates and professors. Though I wrote pretty vague peer reviews for my other classmates. They helped me include more requirements in all of my assignments. I would also like to thank all of the tutors at the writing center. I couldn’t have found out how to create my Language and Literacy Narrative, or make up some of my missing major assignments or make my works cited page.
7	Compose texts that integrate a stance with appropriate sources, using strategies such as summary, analysis, synthesis, and argumentation.	Create writings that blend a viewpoint with relevant references. Use techniques like summarization, evaluation, combination, and persuasive reasoning.	3	I got some important information and feedback from all of the peer reviews I have done over the semester, alongside the instructor’s feedback. I couldn’t get through the Language and Literacy Narrative and the Synthesis Essay without it. Though I am still struggling on incorporating some of the comments she gave me, I would like to be clear that I am using the comments and suggestions I was given in my essays.
8	Practice systematic application of citation conventions.	Exercise a clear method for using citation standards.	3.5	I achieved this using the help of the feedback the tutors gave me from my writing center sessions. I have gone to multiple sessions with tutors at the writing center. I even got the help on how to cite my work I use for the citation using Owl Purdue