Professional Literature Summary

Article #13

Bib. Information Fletcher, A. & Shaw, G. (2012). How does student-directed assessment affect
(APA Formatting): learning? Using assessment as a learning process. International Journal of
Multiple Research Approaches, 6 (3), 245-263. Retrieved from
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Author(s) Affiliation: Anna Fletcher and Greg Shaw are both part of the faculty of Education, Health,
and Science at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, NT, Australia.

Type of Resource: This article is a scholarly research study conducted and featured in the
(Scholarly International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches.
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential o self-assessment increases a deeper meaning and learning for

information: students
o assessment as learning is unexplored, as opposed to assessment for
learning
o awareness of learning outcomes comes from student involvement,
and can be applied to other subjects too
o research in study began with a questionnaire for all students
o researchers pulled out emerging themes
o next step was to complete writing pieces and assess
o self-assessment can provide the opportunity for student to take a
responsibility for learning
o engagement can heighten as student identifies and
determines their own learning goals and criteria
o assessments put into place in classrooms sometimes do take time
away from self-assessment, so it has to be intentional

Potential relevance to This article is relevant to my research topic because it discussed the type of data
your research topic that was collected, which helped me as I conducted my own classroom
and study: research. The researchers began with a questionnaire for students, as did I.
Then, they progressed to the writing piece along with the self-assessment,
which is the same sequence I plan to use in my own research.