Based on the explanation above, the researcher will conduct a study titled "Teachers Difficulties in Online Assessment for Students in Teaching English during Pandemics". What are the difficulties faced by English teachers in doing online assessment in teaching English during pandemics in SMPN 4 Bantimurung.
INTRODUCTION
- Background ................................................................................................. 1 8
- Objectives of the Research
- Significant of the Research
- Scope of the Research
In Table 7 above, it appears that most of the teachers stated that it is difficult to assess students' response and activity while doing online assessment. After doing analysis of the data, the researcher could know the difficulties of the teachers and implementation of online assessment.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Previous Research Findings
The differences with my research is that she uses mixed methods and discusses students' perceptions of alternative assessment, while my research discusses how online assessment implemented in school as alternative assessment and knowledgeable teacher overcome difficulties with online assessment during pandemics. Finally, Kyparisia A and Papanikolaou from the University of Athens School of Pedagogical and Technological Education wrote a paper titled "Alternative Assessment Methods in Technology Enhanced Project Based Learning." The following is an excerpt from an article published in September 2013 in the International Journal of Learning Technology. This study explored how alternative assessment in technology can help students evaluate themselves through project-based learning.
The outcome of this paper was excellent as the alternative assessment provided feedback to the students. This paper is similar to this research in that it discusses the use of technology as an alternative assessment, but the difference with my research is in the research method and focus. Using the quantitative method, she investigated what alternative assessment is like, and I, using the qualitative method, want to describe, explain and answer in more detail the problems in the online assessment of teachers.
Assessment
It takes place at the end of the course and assesses the overall learning of the course. According to Jeanne P. However, before the summative exam, formative tests are required to assess students' knowledge in the online classroom.
Online Assessment
Angelo and Cross agree that assessment must be integrated and connected to course design to be effective. They explored how the concepts of good classroom teaching can also be applied to online classrooms.
Advantages of Online Assessment
Compared to paper tests, online assessments provide quick feedback, which helps improve learning levels. The instructor can use online assessment to increase the quality of feedback given to students. The instructor can use online assessment to keep track of children's progress and analyze data from several tests.
Using online assessment can relieve teachers of assessing large numbers of students. The cost of assessing a student can be reduced by using online assessment as the time required is minimised. Online assessment helps students achieve their educational goals by encouraging higher-order thinking skills, including critiquing and reflecting on cognitive processes, and facilitating collaborative work projects.
Difficulties of Online Assessment
It also supports new educational goals focused on problem solving using mathematics, science, and information technology to understand and present immediate problems, particularly in mathematical and scientific literacy. It is necessary to keep track of communication skills, analyze group work, evaluate each individual and the whole group and provide feedback. Some instructors are new to technology and most are using online assessment for the first time.
As a result, instructors will require training in order to feel comfortable using an online assessment system.
Strategies for online assessment
Self-peer assessment, on the other hand, has been used in a variety of settings in various schools. Use a variety of assessment methods to give students the chance to demonstrate their understanding in a number of ways.
Online Assessment Tools
By creating easy assignments, fostering collaboration, and building communication, Google Classroom makes learning experiences more effective and engaging. Google Classroom is a restricted program that only allows students who have been invited to join with a specific code to do so. Steam, students, circle, create an assignment, upcoming assignments, show deleted comments, class code, change class topic and menu are some of the features in Google Classroom.
By creating easy tasks, fostering collaboration and building communication, Google Classroom makes learning experiences more effective and engaging. Google Classroom is a restricted program that only allows students who have been invited to join with a specific code to do so. The following are some Google Classroom features: the stream, students, about, create an assignment, upcoming assignments, etc.
Conceptual Framework
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Subject of the Research
Instrument of the Research
Data Collection
The researcher conducted the questionnaire by giving the questionnaire sheet directly to the English teacher and gave 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Data Analysis
There are seven questions in the interview that explain the online assessment and teachers' problems. The result of the first question about “is it something new that implements online assessment?”, the teachers have positive and negative responses about online assessment. The teachers have a number of teaching and learning goals when applying online testing in every teaching-learning process.
The result found that all the teachers do not use varied online assessment such as, google form, quiz, google docs, instagram, etc. ). Meanwhile, all the teachers not only feel benefit from the online assessment, but the teachers also get the disadvantage of doing online assessment.
Some of the teachers complain that the online assessment application needs more quotes or good signal. The result of the teacher's challenge during online assessment is the teacher is confused when checking the validity of the students' assignment and exam. Students' Perception of Using Online School Assessment in EFL Classrooms (Doctoral Dissertation, UIN SunanAmpel Surabaya).
Online evaluation of teachers in the Department of English Language Education at UIN SunanAmpel Surabaya (Doctoral Dissertation, UIN SunanAmpel Surabaya).
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
Findings
Discussion
The most effective strategy to combat the Covid-19 pandemic is to use technology to do online assessment. As a result, teachers will have a handicap throughout the online assessment. To overcome this problem, the teacher usually makes a video call or calls the students to the school to discuss. Other difficulties experienced by teachers are difficult to do online assessment, because many students outside the class do not attend the class, it is difficult for the teacher to assess the cognitive assessment of the students.
On the other hand, some teachers in the data obtained stated that the students' motivation to do the online assessment is fluctuating. Sometimes students have high motivation in online assessment, sometimes students also have low motivation to do online assessment. 2020). The experience of e-learning and online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic at the College of Medicine, Qassim University.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
In this case, the researcher interviewed English teachers because the researcher intended to get in-depth information about what are the problems of English teachers in online assessment when teachers do it. Table 3 above shows that mostly teachers used WhatsApp and Google Classroom as online assessment platform which are very easy to use. Table 6 above shows that three out of four teachers think that designing an online assessment is easy for them, and then one stated that it is.
From the data of question number two "What difficulties have you encountered in implementing the online assessment?" most of the teachers said that they find it difficult to use the online application to assess the students, they only use whatsapp and google classroom they are not familiar with zoom, google form etc. assessment in English learning during the pandemic and the implementation of online assessment by interview and questionnaire. Also some teachers unfamiliar with technology because some of them are already old, so teachers used easier technology in designing online assessment like WhatsApp and Google Classroom.
Online assessment is also more flexible, it can be done anywhere and anytime according to the schedule. Implementation of online assessment is the second problem statement in this research and the researcher concluded that the teachers focus on the assessment of students' cognitive and not the implementation of variety online assessment, the teachers cannot maximize the assessment while they English not teaching.
Suggestions
Nowadays, technology has developed rapidly, so all teachers need to master technology, especially online learning and online assessment. Both traditional and online assessments are good applications for assessing students' knowledge and skills, depending on the situation. Nuha Alwurais, Gray Wills, and Mike Wald, “Benefits and Challenges of Using Assessment.” International Journal of Information and Education Technology.Vol.
Paul Joyce, "Effectiveness of Online and Paper-Based Formative Assessment in ESL Learning", Vol.
Interview
Questionnaire
Apakah kamu merasa Susah Ya, sepertinya saya mengalami kesulitan dalam penilaian karena kesulitannya, cukup sulit, tentu saja, penilaian online ada siswa yang karena kita mempunyai kelebihan karena kita. Apakah sulit bagi anda Sulit untuk diatasi Sulit untuk diatasi Biasanya untuk mengatasi masalah masalah ini ada masalah dengan video yang ditemui di dalamnya karena kita bisa memesannya karena tingkat panggilan dengan melakukan online kita kesulitan dengan keekonomian mereka untuk evaluasi. Saya menggunakan whatsapp dalam mengajar dan masalahnya terkadang siswa tidak mempunyai hp atau kuota sehingga tidak join whatsapp, namun yang aktif masih penilaiannya sepi.
Saya memberikan tugas secara online namun ada jangka waktu penyelesaiannya sehingga sulit mengetahui/menilai validitas siswa. Ya, kami tidak tahu apakah siswa mengerjakan tugas itu sendiri atau tidak, mungkin ada yang membantu. Bagi kami sebagai guru cukup mudah karena kami hanya menjelaskan materi lalu memberikan tes atau semacamnya.
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