Marina’s research has shown that even from a young age children are able to evaluate themselves. By taking into consideration the skills which children have already developed teachers can set tasks which encourage children to assess what they have learned and what they have not learned. 

Reflection

• Do you work with primary school children? What do you think are the advantages of encouraging children to self-evaluate? 
• What do you think of Marina’s ideas?

Tell us your story
Give us an example of a self evaluation activity you have used with your students. Teacher trainers – ask your trainees to carry out a self evaluation activity with young learners and give a presentation of how it went in a development session, and feedback to us.

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