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.	Understand how society’s ideas about “proper language” can give power to some people while disadvantaging others.	4	During discussions we had in class, I analyzed how different dialects are often judged unfairly. I explained how this affects opportunities in education and jobs.
2	Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.	Learn how to read and write different types of texts and understand how purpose and audience affect writing.	4	I worked on essays and did reflections where I had to adjust my writing style depending on audience and purpose such as formal academic writing and vs personal reflection.
3	Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing.	Build skills for understanding texts,writing drafts, working with others and improving writing through revision and editing	4	I created drafts of my essays and improved them after feedback. I also participated in peer review which helped me see mistakes and improve from there.
4	Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations.	Learn important writing concepts and apply them in my writing.	4	In my essays, I used rhetorical strategies. I identified audience and purpose before writing and I adjusted my tone accordingly.
5	Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences.	Use technology and online tools to communicate effectively with different readers.	4	I used Brightspace, Google Docs, library databases, and online citation tools to complete assignments and share my work. These tools helped me improve both writing and research.
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.	Find trustworthy sources and determine whether they are reliable and relevant.	5	For my research assignments, I used the CCNY library databases to locate scholarly articles and evaluated them based on the author, publication date, and potential bias.
7	Compose texts that integrate a stance with appropriate sources, using strategies such as summary, analysis, synthesis, and argumentation.	Combine my own ideas with information from sources to build strong arguments.	5	In my research essays, I summarized and analyzed sources while connecting them to my own opinions and arguments. This helped me write more persuasive and well-supported papers.
8	Practice systematic application of citation conventions.	Correctly cite sources using MLA format.	4	I learned how to create in-text citations and Works Cited pages in MLA style. By the end of the course, I was able to cite sources accurately and avoid plagiarism.