I view
self evaluations as a chance for you to explain and describe yourself. It
provides information about what you are really like, what your interests
are, what your accomplishments are, what you have learned, what you are
capable of learning, what sort of life you want to make for yourself, how
you are able to work and so on. Your self evaluation should NOT have a negative
focus. The self evaluation you turn in will help you and I to understand
what your learning experiences were, what your goals are and how you are
maturing as an informed citizen of this planet.
Your evaluation should be neat, well-typed, and free from spelling and
syntax errors. It should provide an account of your ACADEMIC progress
both in this class and your University experiences as a whole.
Your evaluation should start with a statement of your reason for taking
the class. It should end with what you plan to do next.
Your evaluation should NOT include:
- Negative comments
about yourself, your work or your abilities. (you can acknowledge
poor work, but concentrate on what is positive).
- Emotional statements
and excessive information about your personal life.
Your evaluation SHOULD include:
- What you hoped
to accomplish, and to what degree you met or surpassed your expectations.
- What you accomplished
that you did not expect to happen.
- How what you
have learned will help you reach the goals you have set for yourself.
- How this course
helped you meet the University student Learning outcomes.
You may want to choose two or three specific items which were most important
during the semester in your education and describe how and why they
were important or worthwhile.
Be sure to avoid arrogance and boasting.
This self-evaluation
should be a recognizable portrait of yourself that helps you see how
you are maturing and what activities have contributed the most to your
education
* This guideline contains information from a similar document written
at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.
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