Teachers’ Practices on Language Assessment: Some Challenges and Solutions  

Oleh:

Jumariati

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 1, page 516-523.
Topik: assessment; challenges; solutions
Fulltext: hal 516.pdf (16.58MB)

Isi artikel

Assessment is an important element in teaching and learning that helps teachers make decision on instructions and students’ learning development. This paper explores the assessment practices of the English teachers of upper secondary schools in Indonesia by investigating the focus of the assessments, the challenges that the teachers face and the strategies they use to cope with the challenges. This qualitative study involves eight EFL teachers of upper secondary schools in the districts of Malang and Banjarmasin. The participants are grouped into three based on the years of teaching experience. The data collection is done through in-depth interview. From the analysis, it is found that the teachers focus on assessing the four language skills and the language components (grammar and vocabulary) with certain expected standards of scoring. The teachers face relatively similar challenges concerning the complexity of the nature of the language skills, the students’ characteristics, teachers’ subjectivity in scoring, the large number of students, and the lack of or the poor quality of school facilities. To face the challenges, the teachers employ various strategies, among them include using videorecording in assessing speaking, employing holistic scoring approach in assessing writing, assessing students in small groups, measuring overall proficiency, and involving students in the assessments. Finally, this study suggests that the authorities need to support teachers in the assessment practices by providing trainings, workshops, seminars, and resources for improving their assessment practices. It is also necessary to consider the number of students in each class so that teachers can manage.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali