Reading+Notes+Module+2_4

American Association of School Librarians. //Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action//. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. Print. "Self assessment, then, involves a reflection process of self-monitoring according to internal standards ("How am I doing?") and metacognition ("How am I thinking?")." (p.57) By reflecting on their own learning, students are more likely to remember what worked well and what didn't work the next time they are engaged in a learning process. "Self-assessment is three-directional: 1) Looking backwards at work that has been done to see how successful it was (summative assessment). 2) Looking at the present to determine the next steps (formative assessment). 3). Looking at the future to decide what has been learned that will make the learning process more effective in the future (predictive assessment)." (p.57) Most of the assessment I am familiar with is formative and summative assessment done by the classroom teacher. It is important that students assess themselves to see what strategies work best and to let the self-assessment guide the direction in which the learning experience is taking them. "Students routinely write in their journals or logs about their research experience. Although the SLMS or teacher will want to review and respond to the logs ocassionally, their main value is to encourage the students' thinking about their own work." (p.58) I have used reflection with my students before. At the end of each or the math units, students reflect on what they have learned during the unit. "Students then document and reflect on the phase of their learning experience, which might include their initial topic selection, development of questions, search strategy, evaluation of sources, evaluation of information, reflective note taking, and organization of final product." (p.58) This is known as Process Folios. I have heard of all the above mentioned ways of reflecting, however I did not know it was known as Process Folios. "The result of using reflective note taking is that students have already made sense of the information before they try to draw conclusions, and to organize and create their final product." (p.58) Our campus uses Cornell Notes. The questions presented for self-assessment on page 60-61 offer a variety of questions students can ask themselves at various points during the learning experience.

"A short lecture followed by a demonstration or modeling and then some form of guided practice are much more likely to produce a longer rate of retention." (p.22) What would this look like in each content area?
 * Pappas, Marjorie L. 2008. "Designing Learning for Evidence-Based Practice." //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 24, no. 5: 20-23. //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text//, EBSCO//host// (accessed October 19, 2009).**

"TRAILS is a freely available, online tool designed to measure the information literacy of high school students." (p.45) Can this tool be used for other grade levels? []
 * Schloman, Barbara F., and Julie A. Gedeon. 2007. "Creating TRAILS." //Knowledge Quest// 35, no. 5: 44-47. //Education Research Complete//, EBSCO//host// (accessed October 20, 2009).**