TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.2 Assessing Reading Comprehension ... 12
2.3 The Assessed Reading Comprehension Skills ... 15
2.4 Classroom-Based Assessments ... 18
2.5 Classroom-Based Reading Assessment Options ... 25
2.5.1 The Teacher-Made Methods ... 26
2.5.1.1 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) ... 26
2.5.1.2 Short Answer Questions ... 27
2.5.1.3 Cloze Test ... 28
2.5.1.4 True/False Test ... 28
2.5.1.5 Observation ... 29
2.5.1.6 Interviews and Questionnaire ... 31
2.5.2 The Student-Conducted Methods ... 33
2.5.2.1 The Summary Test ... 33
2.5.2.2 The Gapped Summary ... 34
2.5.2.3 The Free-Recall Test ... 34
2.5.2.4 Retelling ... 35
2.6 The Previous Research Studies Related to the Investigating Classroom Based Assessment ... 36
CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH ... 39
CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 45
4.1 Process of Teaching-Learning Reading in the Respondents’ Classroom ... 45
4.2 Teachers’ Understanding of Classroom-Based Reading Assessment ... 48
4.2.1 The Purpose of Classroom-Based Reading Assessment ... 49
4.2.2 The Timing: When the Teachers Assess Reading Comprehension ... 58
4.2.3 The Skills Assessed in Reading Comprehension Assessment ... 62
4.3 The Techniques Employed by the Teachers in Classroom-Based Reading Assessment ... 67
4.4 The Way the Teachers Construct Classroom-Based Reading Assessment 71 4.5 Concluding Remarks ... 74
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 76
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1. The features of large-scale and classroom-based assessment .. 22
Table 2.2. The classroom assessment options ... 24
Table 2.3. The questions for interview in reading assessment ... 32
Table 4.1. Reading skills and level of comprehension ... 63
Table 4.2. Techniques used by the respondents in assessing reading comprehension ... 68
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1. The Questionnaire Guide for Teachers ... 88
Appendix 2. The Interview Quide for Teachers ... 92
Appendix 3. The Result of Teachers’ Interview ... 93
Appendix 4. Field Notes on Teaching Reading ... 107
