self-assessment

noun

self-as·​sess·​ment ˌself-ə-ˈses-mənt 

-a-ˈses-

plural self-assessments

: the act or process of analyzing and evaluating oneself or one's actions : assessment of oneself

a questionable self-assessment

a self-assessment tool/test

"There are many factors in choosing a job or career and that's why self-assessment is important," she [Bernadette Walsh] says.

—Peter McGuire

Examples of self-assessment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By comparing this computer data to participants' self-assessments, the team found high levels of accuracy. —Robbie Owens, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

Overall, 88% of participants' self-assessments matched those of their clinicians. —Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026

Tocchet echoed that self-assessment. —Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026

To counter this, Laird publicized a number of tests that demonstrated how managers could be easily gulled by the inflated self-assessments of job applicants, or simply react in subjective, unpredictable ways. —Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-assessment

• reassessment
• assessment
• impressment