Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching Volume 03, Issue 2, (2013) 132-140 www.awer-center.org/gjflt/ Teacheƌs’ assessŵeŶts aŶd studeŶts’ self -assessments: do they correspond? Mohadese Khosravi*, English Language Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Mavadat Saidi, English Language Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Suggested Citation: Khosravi, M. & Saidi, M. (ϮϬϭϯͿ. TeaĐheƌs’ assessŵeŶts aŶd studeŶts’ self-assessments: do they correspond?. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. 3(2), 132-140. Retrived on 3 November 2013 from http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/GJFLT/article/view/2564 Received 22 August, 2013; revised 14 September, 2013; accepted 18 October, 2013. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Associate Prof Dr. Ali Rahimi, Bangkok University © 2013 SPROC LTD. Academic World Education & Research Center. All rights reserved. Abstract AlteƌŶatiǀe ŵethods of assessŵeŶt haǀe ƌeĐeŶtlLJ attƌaĐted the ƌeseaƌĐheƌs’ aŶd eduĐatoƌs’ atteŶtioŶ. IŶ this sense, self-assessment as a significant learning strategy for autonomous language learning has been the foĐus of ŵuĐh ƌeseaƌĐh. The ĐuƌƌeŶt studLJ atteŵpted to iŶǀestigate ǁhetheƌ IƌaŶiaŶ EFL studeŶts’ self-assessments would ĐoƌƌespoŶd to theiƌ teaĐheƌs’ assessŵeŶts ĐoŶsideƌiŶg the productive skills. It also aiŵed to see if the teaĐheƌs’ edžpeƌieŶĐe ǁould iŶflueŶĐe the ĐoƌƌespoŶdeŶĐe ďetǁeeŶ the tǁo assessments. Hence, 100 beginner EFL students (in six separate classes) were asked to self-assess their own writing and speaking skills. Their corresponding teachers (six ones) were also asked to assess their students. The results of descriptive statistics and a series of independent t-tests shoǁed that studeŶts’ self-assessŵeŶts ǁeƌe iŶ aĐĐoƌdaŶĐe ǁith theiƌ teaĐheƌs’ assessŵeŶts aŶd the teaĐheƌs’ edžpeƌieŶĐe would not predict the correspondence between these two evaluation scores. According to the results, it is recommended that teachers employ self-assessment techniques in their classes to involve their students in the process of evaluation. Some suggestions for further research are also presented. Keywords: Alternative assessment, Self-assessment, Writing skill, Speaking skill *ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Mohadese Khosravi, English Language Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail address: msttut@gmail.com