Math Student Self Assessment for Any Math Chapter Grades 5-8

Do you want to teach your grade 5-8 middle school math students how to self assess their own mathematical understanding to help them prepare and study more effectively for upcoming math assessments? Here is the perfect template for you! This Grade 5-8 Math: Student Self-Assessment Tool works with ANY math unit or chapter in the intermediate grades and can be used over and over again all year to help your students practice the vital art of self assessment.

How to Use:

1. Start this routine at the beginning of the year, near the end of your first math unit!

2. Go through the sample template with your students so they understand each part of it.

3. Then have your students fill in the template for their own learning in the current math unit to prepare for the upcoming test.

4. They start by filling in the unit name & chapter number.

5. You can provide the learning skills or outcomes that you have covered in the math unit, or you can ask your students to help figure them out.

6 Students then rate their knowledge from 1-5 on each skill or learning outcome. Remind students it is normal that they may be very good at some skills while needing more practice on others.

7. Next, students must come up with a simple personal plan to help practice a skill that needs more review. This will help them to take ownership of their own studying and preparation.

8. Finally, students will fill out 3 concepts or ideas that they have learned during the unit.

9. These self-assessments will make a great learning artifact for conferences and to send home with students at the end of the year to show their learning in math!

What's Included:

3 Page PDF

- Teacher Instructions

- Student Self Assessment Template

- Completed Sample Student Self Assessment