objectives: self-assessment, as one type of alternative assessment, with the increased attention to learner-centered curricula, needs analysis, and learner autonomy has gained popularity in recent years. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of self-assessment on javanroodian foreign language (kordestan) learners’ oral performance ability. methods: the assessment program involved ...

background: medical graduates should acquire the necessary skills to provide desirable health services. so it is necessary for medical schools to evaluate their students according expected competencies. the aim of present study was to investigate the viewpoints of medical graduates toward their achievement to these expected capabilities. methods: this research was a cross sectional study carrie...

introduction: european foundation for quality management has designed the efqm model to determine the rate of organization development and excellence and construct ways to achieve organizational excellence. this model is used to compare the current situation of each organization with an ideal organization. the aim of this study was to determine the performance self-assessment scores in selected...

background: the use of chemicals is essential in education resulting in exposure to these pollutant in a variety of chemical and research laboratories. chemical contaminants in chemical laboratories are in different forms and chemical exposure risk assessment is important for choosing appropriate controls in protecting the health of operators, experts and students. for risk assessment in chemic...

when we speak of “training by means of questions”, as the most widespread form of training in language teaching, the question of self-assessment is more than ever vying for attention. self-assessment is an active rational strategy of on-the-job training, which allows teachers to identify ways of improving their job skills. in this article, we intend to offer a pedagogical reflection, which, b...

excellence synergic index (esi) is a new method for the excellence measurement. this technique is a causal method. esi method was developed for studying the relations and interaction of excellence criteria and organizational pathology. by “esi”, it is possible to measure the performance excellence of any service enterprises, to diagnosis organizational pathos and to propose problem-solving an...

this study focuses on the relationship between lower-intermediate level efl learners’ metacognitive awareness and accuracy in self-assessment of a speaking test. we tried to raise the learners’ metacognitive awareness through practice in goal-setting and planning. to do so, 103 lower-intermediate level students took a pretest of speaking, completed a metacognitive awareness questionnaire, and h...

introduction: the risk of inappropriate decision making would be minimized if the managers are timely provided with accurate and adequate information. obviously, hospital information system (his) plays an important role in today's rapidly changing organizations. this study was performed to assess the viewpoints of managers and network operators about the effect of his on the performance and pro...