Goal 5.1 Identify advantages and disadvantages in language learning

 

Using self-assessment in the classroom
Advantages	Disadvantages
Self-assessmen makes you consider aspects of your performance that you probably wouldn’t reflect on otherwise	Students might not be completely honest with their answers
Makes the students think of ways to improve in the future	Students could feel demoralized if they realize their progress doesn’t meet their expectations
Has the students reflect on how they are doing (they might not be fair on themselves)	Time consuming
They may lie to themselves (thinking they are doing well) and this might encourage them to keep trying and motivate them to get better.	They might think they are going worse or better than they really are, this can cause them to become discouraged to try.
There are multiple techniques to employ for a variety of situations that can prove very helpful in a myriad of scenarios we and our students may find ourselves in.	Their assessments of themselves may be overly critical and not objective enough for them to truly understand how they are doing.
Gives the teacher insight on what aspects the students themselves think they are struggling with, this giving us another angle to help them improve.	They need to have a good understanding of what they are supposed to be doing and how they are supposed to be doing to give any kind of meaningful, useful feedback.
Helping them improve on aspects they think they are weak in can cause positive rapport and maybe encourage them to continue and improve.	Can cause anxiety towards the language, needing to think about how they are doing instead of being given an “objective” grade on which they have no sway in.
Positive rapport will cause a positive attitude towards the teacher and a more comprehensive view on the learning experience and improve overall learning.	Some students may not feel qualified to correctly assess their performance and may feel like this responsibility should fall upon the teacher, since they are the ones who should know how we are doing and they are the “experts” in this.