Peer Assessment in Writing Expository Essays: A Research on Tenth Graders of Vocational School

Supriyadi Supriyadi ()
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Supriyadi Supriyadi: Universitas Negeri Gorontalo

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2021, vol. 20, issue 1, 134-142

Abstract: The present work was devoted to: (a) exploring peer assessmentinstruments (i.e., assessment sheets) utilized by teachers in teaching expository essay writingfor tenth graders of vocational schools;(b) discussing the implementation and (c) the impact of peer assessmentof the peer assessmentactivities. In this study, the data were from information inthe peer assessmentimplementation. Methods of data collection involved observation, interview, and documentation. The results showedthat: (a) The peer assessment instruments were in compliance with the competencestandards in student assessment. (b) The implementation of expository writing teaching and learning was to find out students’ progress and outcomes; it also aimed toimprovelearning processes. (c) Peer assessmentactivities help schools enhance their learning quality and teachersin comprehendingthe peer assessmentprocesses. On top of that, the assessmentprovidesstudents with practical experience in assessing their peers’ works, thus boosting students’ concentration in learning.Peer assessment also measuresthe affective domains of students (by which it eases teachers to select appropriate teaching-learning strategies). In conclusion, the assessment on students’ social attitude fall under a good category based on the students’ average score.

Keywords: assessment; instrument; students; constructing an essay; expository (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v20i1.3529

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