Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the teachers’ classroom assessment and grading practices in Junior high schools in Bali. The participants of this study were professional junior high school teachers who were randomly selected as the sample of this study. In depth interviews and classroom observations were intensively conducted to the participants to collect the required data for the purpose of the present study. This study revealed that junior high school teachers made use of formative and summative assessment and employed several ways of grading practices. There were several factors affecting their classroom assessment and grading practices consisting of internal factors and external factors. The most prominent internal factor was the teacher's philosophy of teaching and learning and the main external factors were recognized as mandated statewide learning factors and high stakes tests, government polices, and parents. The findings indicated that junior high school teachers constantly make an effort to establish a reasonable balance between their teaching philosophy and the classroom environment reality. Thus it is recommended that junior high school teachers should review their assessment and grading practices and employ more appropriate assessment and grading practices.
Highlights
Assessment is a key component of learning because it provides teachers and students the opportunity to meaningfully reflect how learning is best delivered
The reseason why assessment and grading practices are considered to a complex process that should be done by every teacher [11], [14, 28]
Many studies have been conducted related to classroom assessment and grading practices which many researchers found that grading practices are very complex decisionmaking process influenced by internal and external factors, as studies conducted by [18]
Summary
Assessment is a key component of learning because it provides teachers and students the opportunity to meaningfully reflect how learning is best delivered. On the other hands, are required to have comprehensive understanding on students’ ability in order that they can decide the upcoming lessons. In determining the students’ achievement, teachers should be aware of various factors that may affect their grade. The reseason why assessment and grading practices are considered to a complex process that should be done by every teacher [11], [14, 28]. Many studies have been conducted related to classroom assessment and grading practices which many researchers found that grading practices are very complex decisionmaking process influenced by internal and external factors, as studies conducted by [18],. Understanding the phenomenon that the teachers still encountered problems in assessment and grading practices, and they were still in conflict with their own beliefs and their school policy, it is very important to study the assessment and grading practices in order to provide valuable contributions to the teachers and other stakeholders for the improvement of assessment and grading practices conducted by all junior high school teachers
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