Dr Wong Hwei Ming Presents on Empowering Low Progress Learners to Assess Themselves

On 12 August 2020, OER Research Scientist Dr Wong Hwei Ming presented at the annual Educational Support Seminar 2020. The seminar, themed “Igniting Passion, Discovering Purpose”, was organised by the Uplift and Educational Support Branch at the Singapore Ministry of Education and conducted via Zoom for over 800 participants.

Dr Wong presented at a concurrent session to over 50 teachers, key personnel, and school leaders on “Empowering Low Progress Learners (LPLs) to Assess Themselves”. In her presentation, Dr Wong discussed how student self-assessment is a strategy that can be designed to accommodate diverse learner readiness, experience, and backgrounds, and how incorporating opportunities for LPLs to assess themselves can encourage greater ownership of their learning and increase self-directed learning amongst LPLs. Dr Wong also shared tips on how to guide students, especially LPLs, to self-assess both in and outside of classrooms.

Her presentation was based on insights gleaned from her following projects: Implementation of Self-assessment and Investigation of Feedback in Lower Primary Classrooms and Building Teachers’ and Students’ Capacities in Student-Involved Assessment in Primary Classrooms.

Dr Wong Hwei Ming presenting at the Educational Support Seminar