A personal assessment tool on a student’s dissertation readiness

 

A personal assessment tool on a student’s dissertation readiness

Assessment grid I: intellectual competence status

Knowledge status	Intellectual interest status
	I don’t know my topic interest (A)	I roughly know my topic interest (B)	I know clearly my topic interest (C)
I don’t know what I don’t know (1)	A1	B1	C1
I know what I don’t know (2)	A2	B2	C2
I know what I know (3)	A3	B3	C3

 

Assessment grid 2: dissertation motivation status

Achievement need intensity	Learning need intensity
	Learning need intensity: low (A)	Learning need intensity: median (B)	Learning need intensity: high (C)
Achievement need intensity: low	A1	B1	C1
Achievement need intensity: median	A2	B2	C2
Achievement need intensity: high	A3	B3	C3

 

 

Your overall personal dissertation readiness profile is:

	Profile location
Assessment grid I: intellectual competence status
Assessment grid 2: dissertation motivation status

 

As and 1s are unsatisfactory profile status while Cs and 3s are satisfactory profile status.