TEACHER’ NEEDS FOR AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT TO ASSESS WRITING SKILL AT GRADE IX SMP 12 PADANG
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Authentic Assessment, Teachers’ Needs, Writing SkillAbstract
Authentic assessment is an important form of assessment that can demonstrate the meaningful use of essential skills and knowledge in a real situation, not just in learning. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to find out the need for authentic teacher evaluation to evaluate the writing productivity of SMP 12 Padang Grade IX. Since it is a survey study, data was collected through a questionnaire to four English teachers in SMP 12 Padang who teach at IX grade students. The survey focused on teachers' needs from authentic assessment to assess of writing skills. The results showed that (1) teachers needed six types of authentic writing assessment, they are targeted writing with purpose, picture description , daily journal, self- assessment, peer- assessment, and process writing (2) topics needed for writing assessment were 2013 curriculum -based, relevant and close to students; and (3) teachers need assessment rubrics that cover organization, structure, content, vocabulary, and writing mechanics. In short, teachers need a variety of authentic assessments that are suitable for assessing students' writing skills.
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