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This research has aimed to investigate whether the self-evaluation implementations in violoncello classes have effect on student performance and attitude; thus, it has intended to contribute to the efficiency of the violoncello classes in accordance with the final findings and suggestions of this study. The sample group has been consisted of the entire group of violoncello students (n=16) in Ondokuz Mayıs University, the Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts / Music Education in 2010-2011 Academic Year. This resarch is just an experimental one in testing the cause and effect relationship among the objective and the variables (factors) possessed. Having a satisfaction best suited to the objective of the resarch, “the single group front-test and end-test method” has been preferred and a control group could not be establihed due to the limited participients in the working group. “An Attitude Scale for Violoncello Lesson” by Umuzdaş (2012) and “A Graded Scoring Rubric for Violoncello Lesson” developed by the researcher have been used as data gathering instruments. To determine the effect of self-evaluation implementations on the students’ performances and attitudes; furthermore, to measure the difference between the points they have given to their own performances, Wilcoxon signed ranks test has been used. At the end of the implementation period, it has been observed that the students’ performances and attitudes have developed, who conducted self-evaluation over a semester (13 weeks). In addition, the students have observed improvement in their performances and they have considered the implementation positive, pleasurable and improving.

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