The Process of Assessment in Teaching Reading to the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 3 Kediri

Abstract

Assessment is a process to obtain some information related with students’ development during learning activities, as an ingredient in decision making by educators to identify and improve the process and students learning outcomes. This study aims to describe 1) the purposes of assessment in teaching reading skills, 2.) the obstacles faced by the teacher in implementing the assessment of reading skills, and (3) the solution to overcome the obstacles done by the teacher. This research uses qualitative research methods, carried out at SMAN 3 Kediri. The subjects of the research were one English teacher and 5 students taught by the teacher. The researcher employed data collection techniques in the form of observations, interviews, and documentation. Based on the research findings are the implementation of assessment on reading skills the teacher provides exercises by asking students to read story texts and can be assessed from the pronunciation, also the difficulty of students focusing on the material presented, and to find more interesting readings, interesting stories or maybe news items, that way children will become more interested in reading. From these results it can be concluded that the implementation of the assessment of reading skills has been running, but there are still some obstacle.