20 December 2016
How does assessing confidence affect learning and testing in mathematics?
In this issue, Lucy Rycroft-Smith considers the evidence for asking pupils to assess their own confidence in mathematics.
In summary:
- Confidence assessments can help both teachers and pupils in the learning process
- Giving a confidence rating on individual questions can aid retention and improve performance, as well as incentivising knowing-not-guessing
- The current evidence that confidence assessments are effective is mostly limited to multiple-choice tests
- Confidence assessments are most effective when completed privately
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