Introduction
What is self evaluation?
- ‘Self-evaluation’ is a process of review and action applied to a chosen area of activity.
- It aims to establish the strengths of the activity, and to identify any actions that will bring about improvement.
The crucial difference between self-evaluation and any other type of evaluation is that:
- Self-evaluation draws on the widest possible range of evaluative material as evidence, so as to see the quality of a piece of work from a variety of perspectives.
A Quick ‘How To’ reminder:
- Firstly, choose the area/s of activity to be self-evaluated.
- Then collect a variety of evaluative material that relates to the chosen activity .
- Sift this collected material to draw out common themes, and use these to answer a set of pre-determined questions about the activity – generally something like:
- ‘What went well?’ ‘What are the strengths?’ or ‘Where are we now?’
- ‘What could be better?’ or ‘Where do we want to go next?’
- ‘What actions would achieve improvement?’ or ‘How do we get there?’ and perhaps
- ‘How will we monitor improvement?’ or ‘How will we know?’
