I really like self evaluation; it gives students the chance to be self critical, it encourages them to take ownership of their actions, it allows them to “save face” and many other positive attributes. What I am not quite sure about however, is using their self analysis as final grading data. In short, very good students tend to be overly self critical in a learning environment, and less hard working students tend to be very generous toward self grading. Although I find it a useful tool and a good measure of a students overall awareness, I think it can go in the wrong direction in the end. How do you bother to ask for self analysis and still find it accurate?