{"id":4281,"date":"2020-02-03T04:51:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T04:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathletics.com\/blog\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2020-02-04T00:14:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T00:14:59","slug":"fun-ways-students-self-assess-mathematics-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathletics.com\/blog\/educators\/fun-ways-students-self-assess-mathematics-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Ways for Students to Self-Assess their Mathematics Confidence Post-Summer Holidays\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we make our way back to school, we can guarantee ourselves three things: there will be new faces, new challenges and a whole new round of summer learning loss.<\/p>\n

Where mathematics is concerned, the \u2018summer slide\u2019 is particularly unforgiving, with an average 2.6 months of learning being lost over summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s a lot we can do to identify and start the (sometimes painful) process of regaining that lost knowledge, there\u2019s also a way to get students to help \u2014 it\u2019s a win\u2013win.<\/p>\n

Student self-assessment is crucial for helping students take control and ownership<\/a> of their own learning as well as being a valuable tool to aid focus and goal setting.\u00a0Introducing this to students early in the year is a great way to set a precedent, nurture their sense of responsibility and \u2014 lucky for us \u2014 save time in revisiting what knowledge summer melted away.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve put together some easy and fun activities for your students to help you (albeit inadvertently) identify what was lost and how you can prepare your future mathematics lessons:<\/p>\n<\/div>