Assessment in academic writing is a crucial element in evaluating master’s students’ comprehension,
analytical skills, and ability to communicate ideas effectively, ultimately enhancing their critical thinking and
professional abilities. This article focuses on the difficulties master’s students encountered when practicing
academic writing and doing self-assignments (such as their thesis or other degree-mandated papers), as well as
the strategies they used to overcome those difficulties. The purpose of the study was to investigate appropriate
assessment criteria for self-assignments to address the challenges in completing self-assignments. Data were
gathered using a survey. The results show that master’s students have had various difficulties in completing
their self-assignments. This study raises a few issues to address these students’ particular demands in terms
of their academic writing backgrounds and to guarantee their academic success. The authors suggest that the
implementation of assessment criteria will facilitate master’s students in completing their self-assignments and
succeeding in their degrees. Some approaches are emphasized for the important aspects of the study to help
master’s students improve their research abilities as they work in their specific field of study.