The Comparative Effects of Self-assessment and Peer Feedback on Improving Translation Quality

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  • Mohammad Beiranvand1,
  • Ghafour Rezaie Golandouz*2,
  1. Department of English Language and Literature, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  2. Department of English, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

Revised: 2018-02-12

Accepted: 2018-02-12

Published in Issue 2017-12-01

How to Cite

Beiranvand, M., & Rezaie Golandouz, G. (2017). The Comparative Effects of Self-assessment and Peer Feedback on Improving Translation Quality. Journal of Language and Translation, 7(3), 65-78. https://oiccpress.com/ttlt/article/view/15638

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Abstract

This study investigated the effect of self-assessment and peer-assessment on the quality of students’ transla- tion. Participants of the study were 60 male and female students. They were selected from the senior stu- dents studying English Translation and divided into two groups: self-assessment and peer-assessment. The study adopted a pretest-posttest design, and students’ translation quality was measured before and after providing them with instructional treatment through self-assessment and peer-assessment using a translation quality checklist. Data were gathered during the pretest and posttest phases and analyzed using independent and paired samples t-tests. The results of the study indicated that both self-assessment and peer-assessment were effective in improving the quality of the translation of the students. The comparison of the posttest mean scores also revealed that peer-assessment was significantly more effective than self-assessment in promoting the participants' quality of translation.
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