Teacher Self-Assessment in Continuous Training

Abstract

The objective of this work is to make teachers in service of any educational level aware of the contributions of self-assessment in continuous training, since at present, probably they are unaware of its conceptualization, both theoretical and practical, the techniques and instruments that will allow them to identify their strengths and weaknesses before, during and after their action but, above all, the benefits, conditions and metacognitive and self-reflexive mechanisms that it generates for them. After the above, the following question arises: What could be the contributions of self-assessment in the continuous training of teachers?, being concretely their answer: The acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of this process, the clarification of the successes and failures in their work based on reflection, the development of metacognitive mechanisms such as: autonomy, self-direction, self-control, strengthening critical and creative thinking, motivation and stimulation to self-regulate their teaching, through a proactive, critical and reflective. In addition, they will strengthen the capacity for awareness when using the results of this process, with a view to a new permanent learning, since in the continuous training of the teacher, self-assessment is an element that allows them to redirect, reorient and rework their teaching towards achievement of the objectives. That is why self-assessment in continuous training will allow them to generate a change of culture in the field of evaluation, with a clearer vision of what this noble work and action implies today.