Research and Development on Authentic Assessment for Language Domain in TK Kartika Batu.
Irena Agatha Simanjuntak, Nurhenti Simatupang
Universitas Negeri Malang
Jl. Semarang No.5, Sumbersari, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65145
Abstract
Every educator and parent needs good information about how and what children learn. In contemporary kindergarten classrooms, children-s literacy abilities are often assessed by tests used to determine a child-s ‘readiness- for school. Readiness often means letter identification, phonemic awareness, letter-writing, and other functions related to language mechanics. Furthermore, language development and emergent literacy have long been launched for research, with the results of research many assessment procedures have been developed not only for use in research, but also for research and education purposes. This study aims to produce a valid, practical, and effective conversation book and authentic assessment instrument format that can be used by teachers in improving the assessment process in learning. The researcher used the ADDIE Research steps, while the ADDIE research and development procedure consisted of five stages which included analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation.
Keywords: assessment instrument, language assessment, language domain
Topic: Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Early Years