The work empirically establishes an association between self assessment (SA) and academic achievement (AA) in an attempt to validate current and future studies in the literature that speak to relationships between SA and AA. SA was defined as the involvement of students in identifying standards and/or criteria to apply to their work and making judgments about the extent to which they met these criteria and AA was defined as ‘task oriented behavior that allows the individual’s performance to be evaluated according to some internally or externally imposed criterion that involves the individual in competing with others, or that otherwise involves some standard of excellence. Five hundred and fifteen participants (15-17 years old) drawn from 10 high schools spanning all levels of AA comprised the sample. Validation of this empirical relationship establishes a foundation and may act as a catalyst for accelerating future research in this much needed area.

1. Betty McDonald
Self Assessment and
Academic Achievement
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The work empirically establishes an association between self assessment
(SA) and academic achievement (AA) in an attempt to validate current and
future studies in the literature that speak to relationships between SA and
A A . SA was defined as ‘the involvement of students in identifying
standards and/or criteria to apply to their work and making judgements
about the extent to which they met these criteria' and AA was defined as
‘task oriented behaviour that allows the individual’s performance to be
evaluated according to some internally or externally imposed criterion that
involves the individual in competing with others, or that otherwise involves
some standard of excellence'. Five hundred and fifteen participants (15 – 17
years old) drawn from 10 high schools spanning all levels of AA comprised
the sample. Validation of this empirical relationship establishes a
foundation and may act as a catalyst for accelerating future research in
this much needed area.
Betty McDonald
Dr. Betty McDonald from UTT was a Visiting Professor
to South Africa and China and Visiting Scholar to UK,
Australia and Canada. A Fulbright Fellow, Ph.D.
supervisor, UNESCO, APA awardee she is widely
published. Her interests include assessment, teaching
and learning, PBL, SL, applied statistics and
mathematics education.
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