Self Reflection

After your child grades himself, then it's your turn to rate his work. When you first begin this process, you probably won't agree with your child's self-evaluation. That just goes to show how little children understand what quality work is.


Over time, you may find that you and your child agree more often than not. Because most children are not used to assessing their own work, maybe some parents also are not used to assessing theirs too. Helping children take ownership of the kind of work they do ultimately encourages them to be responsible for it. And learning to look objective at oneself is a skill from which children will benefit down the road.

Self-Evaluation

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Encourage your child to look at what they've done before claiming that they are finished. They need to be able to say,"This is my best work because..."If they know what's expected and they believe thay have done just that, they need to be able to verbalise it.

Another way to help children see how well they have done their work is to use a rubric. A rubric is similar to checklist in that it is a list of skills, but it also includes a rate scale to gauge how well each item was completed.