The total scores on the Work
Samples Interview were also correlated with scores on a task
assessing strategic reading. Students who were able to discuss
their work samples with awareness of the psychological characteristics
that affect performance were more likely to be able
to identify reading strategies that would enhance their comprehension
and learning. Thus, the ability to assess one’s work
is linked to the ability to evaluate literacy strategies. This suggests
that metacognitive abilities are necessary for both of
these tasks. Furthermore, there were modest correlations between
the Work Samples Interview and two other tasks that
measured attitudes toward school and literacy habits outside
school. This suggests that self-evaluation of schoolwork is
linked to affective characteristics such as attitudes, interests,
feelings of success at school, and enjoyment of reading and
writing at home. These are positive motivational characteristics
of achievement-striving students andsuggest that students
whoare more effective at self-appraisal have more positive attitudes
about school and enjoy reading and writing