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Self-assessment
In a self-assessment, the recipient evaluates his or her own skills. The methodical approach is
widely used in the context of competence recognition procedures.
The advantage is that the person knows best what professional activities and tasks he or she
has carried out or can cope with. Sometimes it is difficult to be able to retrieve them, so
giving clues is useful. However, the disadvantage is that the information cannot be checked
and the method cannot claim any validity. A capacity of abstraction is also required for a self-
assessment.
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Self-assessment helps people to identify their strengths and weaknesses and may stimulate
interest in learning and professional development. In the context of validation, self-assessment
means that the persons themselves give information about their skills, competences and
knowledge based on their own judgement (e.g. by answering questions like “How good are
you at this?”).
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