A Useful Chart for Providing Self-Assessment Opportunities to Students

Abstract

When learning something, it is of paramount importance to evaluate our progress during the several steps involved inthe process. Providing an assessment environment helps our students to reflect constantly about their performanceand the things they should avoid or do as to attain better results. It is also a necessary activity for helping them tolearn effectively the English language. As they become aware of the possibilities that offers using a tool allowingthem to assess their learning and performance, their proficiency, monitored in this type of environment, shapes theexpected results.This article presents an experience based on the use of an assessment chart provided to students to help themassessing themselves when learning the English language. Professors involved in the application of the chart referredto the changes occurred in the students´ performance and their awareness about certain elements that they were notable to identify and control previously to the implementation of the chart. After that, they considered them as of greatimportance for evaluating their performance when learning the English language both as learners and as professors tobe.