The Implementation of Authentic Assessment for Reading Skills at Grade X Senior High Schools in West Sumatera

Zuliani, Nelvi (2022) The Implementation of Authentic Assessment for Reading Skills at Grade X Senior High Schools in West Sumatera. Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Padang.

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Abstract

This research was a descriptive approach. The aims of this research were to find out the types of authentic assessments implemented by teachers, the cognitive level in authentic assessment implemented by teachers and difficulties in implementing the authentic assessment for reading skills at grade X senior high schools. The respondent of this research were 10 English teachers at Senior High Schools in West Sumatra. The schools were SMAN 1 Padang, SMAN 10 Padang, SMAN 1 Bukittinggi, SMAN 3 Bukittinggi, SMAN 5 Bukittinggi, SMAN 1 Banuhampu Kabupaten Agam, SMAN 1 IV Koto Kabupaten Agam, SMAN 1 Padangpanjang, SMAN 3 Padangpanjang and SMAN 1 Sumatera Barat. The instruments of this research were questionnaire, interview, observation checklist and study document. The technique of data analysis in this research was carried out by examining all the data obtained through questionnaire, interview, observation checklist and study document. The result of this research was six types authentic assessment used for reading skills. They were project assessment, performance assessment, portfolio, written assessment, observation (discussion), observation (question and answer). Then, written assessment and observation (discussion) are the most authentic assessment used for reading skills. Furthermore, the cognitive level of the daily test, mid-term test, and final test of the ten senior high schools in West Sumatera is at easy level. For the teachers’ difficulties, there were seven difficulties. They were time limitations, students lack vocabulary, students' low ability in reading, students’ low motivation in learning English, teachers' difficulty in using the portfolio, teachers' difficulty in making options for reading tests, teachers have difficulty in making the higher level of the question for reading test.

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