Assessment for Learning and Self-Regulation

Abstract

Self-regulated learning (SRL) refers to how learners adapt their learning processes to achieve academic goals. SRL is a complex construct that includes cognitive, metacognitive, and affective components. Research has consistently demonstrated a positive association between SRL and academic achievement. Current models of SRL show the cognitive and motivational processes required for effective SRL: how SRL develops, how SRL has been measured, and how assessment for learning can improve students’ SRL. This research has implications for teaching and assessment, in K–12 school and higher education contexts, including potential barriers for teachers and learners. Further research is required to develop and validate measures of SRL, establish that the effects of SRL are independent of other factors, examine longitudinal relationships, and test the long-term effects and generalizability of instruction in SRL. Just as learners need to change their thinking about learning to become effective SRL students, educators need to change their thinking and practices to become more effective teachers and assessors of SRL.

Online assessment strategies to enhance students’ competence and their implementational challenges

“…Self-assessment is an assessment method that gives students the opportunity to take responsibility for their own learning. Therefore, teachers can start the self-assessment process by giving students the opportunity to validate their own thinking (Kirby and Merchant, 2020). Self-assessment is an assessment technique in which students are asked to assess themselves in relation to the status, process, and level of achievement of the competencies they have learned in certain subjects based on the criteria or references that were prepared.…”

The Roles of Teachers and Schools in Conducting Effective Classroom Assessment

“…Assessment is one of the activities carried out to measure and assess the level of achievement and the success or failure of the learning process. Assessment is also used to determine the strengths and weaknesses that exist in the learning process so that it can be used as a basis for decision-making (Kirby & Merchant, 2020). Therefore, in addition to a suitable curriculum and the right learning process, there needs to be a good and well-planned assessment system (Mantra et al, 2021).…”