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dc.creatorPipes, Deborah L
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T23:07:51Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T23:07:51Z
dc.date.created2001
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2001-THESIS-P554
dc.descriptionDue to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.en
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 66-69).en
dc.descriptionIssued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.en
dc.description.abstractSelf-assessment as it usually occurs in writing portfolios provides the context for this study, which examines data from two diverse college settings. While much research has been conducted in conjunction with student portfolios, little has been done in regards to the self-assessment/reflection process. The purpose of this study was to isolate and examine instances of accurate student self-assessment in order to explore its potential as a diagnostic tool for educators and students alike. A student's self-assessment does not have to be accurate in a reductive, or black and white, manner in order to be meaningful, but thinking about accuracy, or the lack of it, seems to be helpful in understanding, and, therefore, in assisting/teaching the student writer. Through self-assessment, students reveal not only their attitudes about writing but also their levels of metacognitive awareness about writing. This study suggests that the more metacognitively aware students are, the more accurate they are when given the opportunity to self-assess, or self-diagnose. Students who are consciously aware of and able to articulate their own critical thinking processes seem to realize and correct their individual writing problems as a result of the reflection process, thus becoming better writers/editors, and possibly growing as critical thinkers as well.en
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.rightsThis thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use.en
dc.subjectEnglish.en
dc.subjectMajor English.en
dc.titleA descriptive study in student self-assessment practicesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
dc.type.genrethesisen
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