Self-Management

How Assessdo Uses This Reflection Tool

Educators and administrators can implement elements of this tool in-person, virtually, or a blend of both. For example:

• Meet with a student or group of students in-person or online to assign assessment online.  Educator instantly views results and talks about selected assessment for 5-10 minutes.

• Post online and have students answer during their own time.  Educator views and reports results back to students in class at end of week.  System stores results for administration, district, and statewide data.

• Include assessments within assignments that students may be completing at home.

Self-Management

Self management is the ability to remain calm in emotionally trying situations. While many factors influence how you feel and may be beyond your control, if you’re highly self regulated, you’re good at controlling your reactions. You can make clear-headed decisions even if the world is falling apart around you. Also, if you’re highly self-regulated, you can easily adapt, because the discomfort that often comes from change won’t make you stumble. Self-management is a necessary skill for people planning to go into jobs that are fast-paced and dangerous. For example, you would want to be self-regulated as a firefighter. If you panicked you could hyperventilate and pass out, endangering yourself and those you were trying to save.

Prompts That Support Self-Management

Self-Management refers to methods, skills, and strategies by which individuals can effectively direct their own activities toward the achievement and includes goal setting. Ability to handle situations which challenge interpersonal relationships.

  1. What are some things that make you feel mad?
  2. What are some things that make you feel sad?
  3. What are some things that make you feel happy?
  4. What strategies have you used to help with difficult emotions during online learning or your transition back to school?


  1. What do you like about school?
  2. What is challenging about school?
  3. What is something you are good at?
  4. Who in the school, your family or your neighborhood can you go to if you are having a problem in school– like with a friend?
  5. What assets do you see in yourself?


  1. What are some goals you have in school or at home?
  2. What internal qualities or external supports have helped you accept new challenges and adjust to change?
  3. How did you handle it if you ever felt like giving up at something you wanted to get better at?