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CORRECT: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "correct"
 

If you mean correct as in accurate or "to be right" about something then use the "RIGHT" sign:

 

 

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If you mean "correct" as in to grade papers or to provide critique then use the sign "CANCEL / criticize / to correct" -- which can be used in context to mean:
- indicate errors in, show mistakes in, point out faults in
- tell (someone) that they are mistaken

 

 

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Sample sentence: If I sign something wrong, correct me.

 

 

 

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Notes: 
See: WRONG

See: APPROPRIATE

See: TRUE

See: STRICT

 

Notes:

If you mean "correct" as in "I corrected (fixed) my mistakes" you have a number of sign choices or possibilities depending on the situation. Here are a few suggestions:

IMPROVE
incremental-IMPROVE
ADJUST ( https://youtu.be/57ngmG53xB4 )
FIX (to fix something I built or created)
SOLVE
BETTER NOW
STOP (as in stopped doing the "bad" thing)

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