Unit Test Reflection Letter

My school is stressing the importance of student self tracking and self reflection this year. When students have the opportunity to reflect, they can assess how they think they performed on a certain assignment and how well they think they know the material. I have also been attempting to have my students write more in my class, so that they see math isn't just being able to do the math problems, but you also need to be able to explain what you do and why you do it.

So with both self reflection and writing in mind, I came up with the idea of having my students write letters to themselves reflecting on how they think they did on the test. This letter will be read again later on in the year right before OAA testing so that they remember what the the given test was about.

I was pleasantly surprised with the averages on the number sense test I gave. No one failed and I had numerous students get a 100%. The overall average was an 81%, so I am looking forward to reading their letters. Below is the information I want to be discussed in their letter.

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Write a letter to yourself that you will read later in the year about your performance on the number sense unit test. Include the following: 

·      Say how you think you did overall and explain why you think you performed this way.

·      State one part of the test you are proud of.

·      State one part you think you could have done better on and what you could do to improve.

·      Identify a careless mistake that can easily be avoided for the next test.

·      Pick a topic from the test that you still aren’t 100% comfortable with and will need to review in the future.  

 If anyone has any ways they go over tests/have their students reflect over their tests please share! Once my students turn their reflections in an I have a chance to read them I will share how the activity went!