One learning barrier that students can face when assessing their sight-singing abilities is the difficulty of objectively evaluating their own performance. Since this skill involves both subjective and technical elements, it can be difficult to provide an accurate assessment without a teacher present to offer feedback. Additionally, students may lack the confidence in their own ability to accurately judge what they’re hearing and therefore fail to recognize areas of improvement.

In the video on assessing sight-singing through self-assessment to develop independence, one example of a teacher addressing this learning barrier can be seen when the teacher encourages students to discuss their hypotheses about different techniques for analyzing their performances. This approach allows them to engage in higher level thinking processes such as problem solving and critical analysis which will lead to better understanding than if they were simply presented with a result without any prior discussion (Tulis & Grover). Additionally, by engaging in dialogue with peers it gives them more opportunities for metacognitive reflection which has been shown beneficial for musical skill acquisition (Lampert). Through this process they are able gain insight into how they might improve upon future performances as well as becoming more confident in trusting their own judgment. Furthermore, by providing students with increased ownership over their education through interactive learning activities like these it has been proven that overall academic performance improves (Rosenfield et al.).