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Volume 11. Issue 3
Article 4

Title
Assessing the Assessment: An Evaluation of a Self-assessment of a Class Participation procedure 

Author
Eddie White

Bio Data:
After teaching in Japan for 15 years, Eddy White is now an ESL instructor at tertiary institutions in Vancouver, Canada.  He has recently completed a doctoral program in Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University, Australia.  His research interests focus on formative assessment, particulary the application of assessment for learning theory and practice into an EFL context.  Assessment literacy is also an area of interest.

Abstract
This pilot study reports on the use of a self-assessment of class participation procedure used in EFL classes at a university in Tokyo. In judging its effectiveness and potential use for future courses, the self-assessment process is itself