THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT USING 2013 CURRICULUM

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The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of authentic assessment by the
English teachers using the 2013 English Curriculum. The description includes the types of
authentic assessment used, the implementation and the problem faced by the teachers in
implementing the authentic assessment. The samples of the research were five English
teachers and 34 students of grade X and XI in a senior high school in Padang Panjang.
The data were collected through document analysis, questionnaire, and interview. Then,
the data were analyzed descriptively. The result of the research shows that (1) the types of
authentic assessment used by the five English teachers using the 2013 English Curriculum
were oral interview, observation, writing sample, project or exhibition, constructedrespond
item, and performance-based assessment; (2) the implementation of authentic
assessment is poor in the preparing, implementing in learning, scoring and reporting; (3)
the problems faced are lack of time and knowledge about authentic assessment. It is,
therefore, suggested that teachers are urged to improve their knowledge about authentic
assessment by establishing training of implementing the authentic assessment at the
school.
Keyword: Implementation, Authentic Assessment, 2013 Curriculum, English