Have you ever had your students self-assess a project and watched them inflate their scores? Or, have you had the students assess one another and again seen the same inflation? Or, have you shown students examples of ‘A’ level work (while they look at their own ‘D’ level work) and watched the students unable to see why their own products need more editing? Maybe it’s not really their fault.
We may be frighteningly normal when we overestimate our abilities and the abilities of others according to a Salon article.
Although the article is focused on politics, I can easily see its relevance in the classroom. Read the rest of this entry »
