Abstract:

“Strong isn't about having a million strengths, rather it's about facing and dealing with our weaknesses”. ~ Unknown. Is our education system allowing our undergraduates to face and deal with their weaknesses? Or are we taking the students for a leisure walk in the park in higher education while neglecting essential lifelong learning skills for their future? This paper focuses on students’ progress and development in terms of their skills through self and peer assessments. In this study, students were encouraged to identify their weaknesses and areas of concern based on one of the assessments given to them in the course. Then the teacher and peers used these concerns as an assessment tool to provide feedback to the students. Through this activity, it was found that the students were very goal-oriented and were able to notice their ‘progress’ – the key to learning. These assessment tools help students to realise that learning does not just stop at one point but happens continuously throughout their lives by reflecting on their lifelong learning skills. The outcome of this study could be useful to assist teachers to set self and peer assessment tasks as part of their course for every level in higher education.

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