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The impact of self-assessment on achievement: the effects of self-assessment training on performance in external examinations
Can older students be trained in self-assessment in order to improve their exam results? Teachers and students were trained to use self assessment techniques over one school year. Students performed better in their final exams than those who were not trained, and also found the training beneficial rather than an additional burden.
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The impact of self-assessment on achievement: the effects of self-assessment training on performance in external examinations
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/assessment_for_learning/WedJul141049232004/

Author(s): McDonald, Betty; University of the West Indies, &
Boud, David; University of Technology, Sydney.

Publisher: Assessment in Education, vol.10 no.2 July 2003.

Abstract: Can older students be trained in self-assessment in order to improve their exam results? Teachers and students were trained to use self assessment techniques over one school year. Students performed better in their final exams than those who were not trained, and also found the training beneficial rather than an additional burden.

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