self-monitoring as an aspect of their on-going professional development.
Techniques used include keeping a journal of their teaching experiences,
regular and systematic use of self-reports (see self reporting), or
through making audio or video recordings of their own lessons.
2 checking one’s performance during a learning task as a metacognitive
strategy during language learning.self-rating n
also self report
(in testing) an individual’s own evaluation of their language ability, generally
according to how good they are at particular language skills (e.g. reading,
speaking), how well they are able to use the language in different domains^1 or
situations (e.g. at the office, at school) or how well they can use different styles
of the language (e.g. a formal style or an informal style). Self-ratings are a way
of obtaining indirect information on a person’s proficiency in a language.
self-regulation n
also self-regulated learning
learning that is guided by metacognition, strategic action, and motivation
to learn. Researchers in educational psychology have linked these charac-
teristics to success in school and beyond.
see also learning strategy
self repair n
see repair
self report n
see self-rating
self-reporting n
(in teaching) the use of an inventory or check list of teaching behaviour used
during a lesson, which is completed after the lesson has been taught. The
self-report form indicates which teaching practices were used during a
lesson and how often they were employed and may be completed by an
individual teacher or by a group of teachers in a group session. Self-reporting
is intended to assist teachers assess their own classroom practices.
self-serving bias n
see attribution theory
SEM^1 n
an abbreviation for standard error of measurement
self-rating