Unpacking student self-assessment processes: Seminar – 23 October 2018

19 September 2018

While student self-assessment (SSA) is recognised as an important skill which can benefit student achievement and assist in developing lifelong learning, there are also significant practical and conceptual gaps in the SSA literature. Join A/Prof. Yan Zi (The Education University of Hong Kong) as he discusses a series of studies conducted to address these gaps, including interventions for promoting SSA.

Numerous studies have suggested that SSA is a fundamental learning skill that supports self-regulated learning and lifelong learning. Its benefits to students’ academic achievement have also been well documented in the literature. Yet there are major issues related to SSA that need to be better understood if it is to be implemented as a major support for student learning.

This seminar aims to identify the gaps related to conceptual and practical issues in SSA literature and shares a series of studies conducted in Hong Kong to address those gaps. The studies cover a variety of topics including the conceptualisation and measurement of SSA processes, the characteristics of SSA practices, the predictors of SSA intentions and practices, and the interventions for promoting SSA.

Dr Yan Zi is an associate professor at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), and Associate Head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He is also the Associate Director of the Assessment Research Centre, EdUHK, and the Deputy Chair of the Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Society. Dr Yan is the Chief Investigator of several competitive external grants, including two General Research Fund projects supported by the University Grants Committee (Hong Kong). His current publications and research interest focus on two areas – educational assessment (especially student self-assessment), and the application of the Rasch model in educational and psychological research.

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