Marzano's Self-Assessment Scale

• Students rate their level of understanding based on the following scale, and write their name in a quadrant on the whiteboard, or their name is placed in a square on an anchor chart.

  • 4 = I got this, and could explain it to others

  • 3 = I understand it on my own, but may not be able to explain it to someone else

  • 2 = I understand parts of it but need help

  • 1 = I don't understand this yet

End of the week reflection

• Students choose one of the following questions and write a short reflection that is collected by the teacher. It can be about anything (not just school or this particular class).

• Students need to write the sentence in the way that the teacher knows what the question was, or they can write the question out.

  • Question: What is one thing you did well this week? 

    • Sentence starter: One thing I did well this week was...

  • Question: What is one thing you could've done better this week? 

    • Sentence starter: One thing I could've done better this week was...

  • Question: What is one thing you hope to achieve by the end of next week?

    • Sentence starter: By the end of next week, I hope to achieve...

  • Question: What is one behaviour you are proud of this week?

    • Sentence starter: This week, I was proud of....

  • Question: What was your favourite moment of this week?

    • Sentence: My favourite moment of this week was...because...

TGIF Reflections

• Students choose one of the following categories and write a sentence relevant to that week

  • T = Try: What did you try this week?

  • G = Grateful: What is something you are grateful for this week?

  • I = Inspired: What inspired you this week?

  • F = Fun: What was fun this week?

Fist-to-Five

• Students hold up fingers (0–5) to show how confident they feel about the lesson content. Quick scan for the teacher.

One Big Idea

• Students write down the single most important idea they learned today.

One Question

• Students write a question they still have about the topic.

3-2-1

• 3 things I learned

• 2 questions I still have

• 1 thing I’d like to know more about

Analogy Maker

• Students complete the prompt: “Today’s lesson was like ___ because ___.”

Concept Map

• Students create a quick web of connections between today’s concept and prior knowledge.

What Stuck With You? Wall

• Students write one sticky-note idea from the lesson and post it on a “parking lot” wall for the teacher to scan.

Traffic Light Reflection

• Students sort concepts into red (don’t get it), yellow (partial), and green (confident).

Learning Journals

• Short reflective entries at lesson end: What challenged me today? What clicked for me?

Metacognition Wind-downs

• Ask students to choose a sentence stem (or choose more than one for students) from the below and finish the sentence on a post-it note:

  • I'm thinking...

  • I'm wondering...

  • I'm noticing...

  • I'm picturing...

  • It reminds me of...

  • I'm figuring out...

  • I just learned...