Abstract

Authentic assessment describes the multiple forms of assessment that reflect student learning, achievement, motivation, and attitudes on instructionally relevant classroom activities. There are four forms of authentic assessment like project assessment, performance assessment, portfolio assessment and self-assessment. In this research, the researcher focus on investigate students in self-assessment. Self-assessment is a process of formative assessment during which students reflect on and evaluate the quality of their work and their learning, judge the degree to which they reflect explicitly stated goals or criteria, identify strengths and weaknesses in their work. It is also to realize the goals of students-centered learning. Self-assessment aims to help students to be independent learners. Self-assessment is considered important to the development of lifelong language learning skills and the development of more comprehensive assessment practices. One of Senior High School students from twelve grade in a rural school in Denpasar participated in this research. The research is based on the theory that metacognitive skills such as self-regulation and self-monitoring are important for the development of autonomous learning skills. Data were collected by observing them during the English class and at the end of the series of observations, and an interview session was conducted with each of them for triangulation. This research is also revealed that using self-assessment to assess young learners’ writing skills is beneficial and effective in helping them to write in the English language classroom. The value of this study is to suggest the use of a more authentic classroom assessment, particularly in English language teaching and learning.   &nbsp

Highlights

  • Writing is very essential to be mastered because writing is one of the productive language skills

  • Self-assessment practices are important to the development of our language learning skills and the development of more comprehensive assessment practices

  • Based on the explanations above it can be concluded that self-assessment as a complementary to a traditional method of assessment influence EFL learners' English writing skill by focusing on writing processes

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Writing is very essential to be mastered because writing is one of the productive language skills. Both of them are crucial as it gives students the opportunity to practice real-life activities in the classroom. Ontario, (2005:12) states that writing is a powerful instrument for students to use in order to express their thoughts, feelings, and judgments about what they have read, seen, or experienced. Writing is one skill that is very difficult to master because in writing we must focus on developing ideas. Brannan (2010:14) states that good writing is difficult. The writing process challenges us to dig deeper into the theme or idea that we will make

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