Self Checks

Self Checks are questions at the end of each tile in the Study Plan. The purpose of a Self Check is to help you see whether you are mastering the key concepts from the content. Self Checks also alert your instructor that you’re working through the material. To navigate to the Self Check, click through the readings to the final page in a tile (in this tile, the Self Check will be on the next page),

In this type of practice assessment, you will answer each question and then receive immediate feedback about that question before you are able to move on to the next. At the end of the assessment, Waymaker will give you a summary designed to help you decide if you’re ready to move on or if you need to go back and review the material again.

Getting a Grade

If your instructor chooses, Self Checks may be assigned as a completion grade. If they are assigned, you will earn your grade by completing ALL of the Self Checks at the end of each tile (be sure to click “Finish”!). Upon completion of the Self Check, you will see a checkmark that says “Self Check Done” in the bottom-right corner of the tile. Your grade is not contingent on answering the questions correctly.

Understanding the Feedback

When you take a Self Check, Waymaker generates feedback to help you understand where you are with your learning. If you took the Self Check and got all of the questions right, you likely have a good understanding of the material for the section and you will see a message saying “Excellent Job!” with encouragement to move on to the next section. But what if you thought you were doing really well, but you actually needed to study more? At the end of the Self Check, you will see feedback that the section still “Needs Work” and a recommendation to review the material. The slides below show a Self Check and the corresponding feedback from an English Composition course.

Don’t take another attempt immediately, but give yourself time to review the material. Taking the time to study and review using the Self Check will help you master–or learn–the material in this course. That’s the goal!