THE REPORT OF REAL TEACHING RELATED TO THE USE OF HAIA APPROACH IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE (PERSONAL ESSAY)

LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION

THE REPORT OF REAL TEACHING RELATED TO THE USE OF HAIA APPROACH IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE

(PERSONAL ESSAY)

Assessment is a variety ways of collecting information on a learner’s language ability or achievement. In measuring how far students can get along learning process, it is important to test the students as a part of assessment. Assessment is a central element in curriculum design: it is the critical link between learning outcomes, content and learning and teaching activities. The testing and assessment usually used interchargeably, the latter is an umbrella term encompassing measurement administered on a one of basis of tests, qualitative methods of monitoring and recording students learning such as observation, stimulations or project work. Actually assessment also familiar as a part of evaluation which take a part with overall language programme and not only with what have learn by individual learner.

The real teaching vidio was taken on Monday, December 8, 2014 at one of private vocational high school in Bandung. The purpose of creating this video is to show how the teacher applied the assessment in the classroom based on Holistic, Authentic, and Integrated assessment. This vidio and report also as a purpose to the assignment of Language Testing and Evaluation course final examination.

For some reasons, teacher and other educational professionals spend a lot of time testing, evaluating and assessing students. Sometimes this is to measure the students’ abilities to see if they can enter a course or institution. Sometimes it is to see how well they getting on. In line with this, from the beginning of the class activity the teacher made a students’ curiosity to graph their understanding toward with the material by describing himself physically to them. After their motivated and get the atmosphere to learn related to the material (here, all the student get an interactive learning), he continued with the explanation by giving an example related to people characteristic by using his characteristic. And then the students’ do the same in pairs, in the process of doing these the teacher do the assess by walking around the class.

The assessment were used in this teaching opportunities were formative assessment. Formative assessment means the kind of feedback teachers give to the students as a course progressing and which, as a result, may help them to improve their performance Nunan (2001:137). Assessment is caried out to collect information on learners’ language proficiency and achievement that can be used by stakeholders in language learning programmes for various purposes. These purposes included; selection, certification, accountability, diagnostic, instructional decision-making, and motivation Nunan (2001:138).

The standard process which is applied to the latest curriculum (Curriculum 2013) is emphasis more authentic assessment (Permendikbud No. 81A 2013). It also state that an authentic assessment is considered necessary to measure the overall learning outcomes of students. The statement above also integrated with the process related to the real teaching vidio when he used a pictured as a media and games to encourage students believed in learning English especialy for speaking skill. But, before doing an activity he devided the class into a group to make him easier to assess students’ activity and give a chance to the students’ who still shy in speaking become more confidence.

All of the assessments evaluate the progress of learning, not merely the result but also the process and other aspects in different ways (Devianti, H., Dantes, N., Mahrhaeni, A, 2014). In other words, the assessment system would be fairer to students as learners, because every effort which the students produce will be more appreciated. It showed when he assess students’who give response during the process in class activities. Another students’ also try to show their competence although their still misspronuncing or using a wrong grammar but he keep give them a good motivation and assessment, not judging them because it’s learning process.

Regarding the importance of ongoing learning, assessment must be administered to the students in order to assess the competence level and to determine the quality and the quantity of the students’s ability (Ni Putu Prasanti Devi, Anak Agung Istri Ngurah Marhaeni, Dra. Luh Putu Artini, 2014). Thoroughly assessing the students, the teacher will be able to decide what further action is required in the classroom for the development of students’ competence and skill. (Nitko, 1996 cited in Ni Putu Prasanti Devi, Anak Agung Istri Ngurah Marhaeni, Dra. Luh Putu Artini, 2014), state that assessment in education helps teachers to make a better decision regarding teaching the strategic acquisition of language skills.

The whole activity he used in the class were integrated with the syllabus according to observing, questioning, collecting information, associating and communicating. Related to (Mulyani, 2013:19) state that assessment is conducted to evaluate students’ results of study in which the instruments used are based on the indicator of competency achievement and Standard of Assessment. It can be elucidated that assessment is required to execute using rubrics in order to evaluate students’achievement towards indicators determined.

In the end, teaching activities and assessment in this real teaching was conducted by holistic, authentic and integrated approach. Starting from the beginning until the end of teaching process. This real teaching applied in the classroom to measure how HAIA approach applied and how effective it was. The result, teaching and learning process was very natural and it answered what our current students need in real life. Because in teaching and learning process, the students are required to reach both perceptive and productive skills. The teacher also assess students’ cognitive, affective and psychomotor skill.

Some important things that need to be considered by all of English teacher were teaching and learning techniques and assessment method and one of the way to solve teacher problem on assessment in Indonesia is by using a Holistic, Authentic, and Integrated Approach. New curriculum could develop student language competence by preparing a good teaching process and assessment that integrated with HAIA (Holistic, Authentic, and Integrated Approach in suherdi (2012: 269). Moreover, the implementation of KTSP curriculum or 2013 curriculum should applied in every teaching activities and education level by using HAIA approach. Because, by using this approach hopefully teaching and learning process will be meaningful for the next generation. At least, by using HAIA approach, teaching and learning process for English subject will be something important by practicing English in their daily life.

REFERENCES

Devianti, H., Dantes, N., Mahrhaeni, A. 2014. Developing Self Assessment Instruments for Teaching Speaking to Grade Eight Students of Junior High School. Singaraja: Postgraduate Program Ganesha Education University, 2014. Downloaded e-Journal on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 02.48.

Devi, N.P.P., Marhaeni, A.A.I.N, Artini, L.P.A., 2014. Developing self-assessment for writing competency of Grade 8 Junior High school students in Denpasar. Singaraja: Postgraduate Program Ganesha Education University, 2014. Downloaded e-Journal on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 02.50.

Mulyani. 2013. An Analysis of English Lesson Plan Academic Year 2012/2013 at The First    Semester of MAS Darul Ulum, Banda Aceh. Banda Aceh: unpublished. https://www.academia.edu/6545997/AN_ANALYSIS_OF_ENGLISH_LESSON_PLAN_ACADEMIC_YEAR_2012_2013_AT_THE_FIRST_SEMESTER_OF_MA        DARUL_ULUM_BANDA_ACEH. Downloaded on Thursday, 23 Octobers 2014 at 00:01

Nunan., D, Ronald., C. (2001). The Cambridge guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Suherdi, Didi. (2012a). Rekontruksi Pendidikan Bahasa. Bandung:  CELTICS Press.