The results of the study showed that at the group level students were well able
to assess their general writing results in relation to the criterion (the teachers’
grades). At the individual level the results were more variable, partly
depending on the type of writing activity assessed and on the amount of
practice students had had of self-assessment. Students’ assessments of their
writing ability in general showed a stronger relationship with teachers’ grades
than did students’ assessments of their results in a particular classroom
writing assignment. Students’ assessments tended to become more realistic with practice