Encourage self and peer editing
Before learners hand in their work for marking, educators could encourage them to check it carefully with a friend. Educators could help them to make an editing checklist which encourages learners to check for errors that they frequently make.
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Example of an editing checklist |
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ITEM |
Y/N |
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1. Did you check your spelling carefully? Use a dictionary for words you are not sure about. |
Y/N |
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2. Did you use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence? |
Y/N |
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3. Did you put a full stop at the end of each sentence? |
Y/N |
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4. Are you sentences clear and easy to read? Perhaps you need to make them shorter and less complex. |
Y/N |
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5. Do you have the heading, date and your name on the paper? |
Y/N |
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6. Is your handwriting neat? Perhaps you should re-write it. |
Y/N |
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7. Did you answer the questions fully? |
Y/N |
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8. Did you use your own words? If you copied something, re-write it your own way. |
Y/N |
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9. Did you finish everything you were asked to do? |
Y/N |
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10. Is your work organized? Make sure that your educator will be able to correct your work easily. |
Y/N |
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11. What other mistakes to do you often make? Write one here: |
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