behave inclusively and objectively, b communicate effectively, emphatically and politely, c conform with Indonesia diversity of social and culture, d Communicate
with other educators. d. Professional
As professional, English teachers need to make commitment to provide time for their performance development. There are areas of professional competence which
need to notice; a master material, structure, concept and mindset of certain subject, b master competency standard and main competency, c develop material creatively
d improve professionalism continually, e use technology to improve performance the Regulation of Education Minister on the Standard of Academic and
Competencies of Teachers, 2007.
2. Educative Assessment
Educative assessment is very important for teachers as educator. Since assessment brings about improvement, teachers can use assessment to gain
information about their performance. By assessment, their strengths and weaknesses are showed for improvement need.
a. Meaning of Assessment
Some people have misunderstood about assessment. They think that assessment is another term for test. In fact, assessment and test are two terms which are related
but has different meaning since test is a part of assessment. This is stated by Brown
2004: 4 that tests are a subset of assessment. Test is only one of devices that can be used to assess individuals. An assessment means wider than a test.
Assessment is important for teacher because it gives certain space for teachers to restore and improve their performance. Assessment can be used to gain
information about something which someone is interested in Bachman and Palmer, 2004. It is defined as a process to collect information through procedures that are
systematic and substantively grounded Bachman and Palmer, 2010. Teachers’ performance is not only interesting but also important for teachers.
As stated by Salvia, Ysseidyke Bolt 2010, an assessment refers to a problem analysis and problem-solving activity. Assessment is also defined as a
process for obtaining information that is used for making a particular educational decision Nitho Brookhart, 2011: 3. Thus, an assessment helps teachers find out
their current quality of performance through full range of procedures as a problem analysis and problem-solving.
A good assessment is the one which educates and motivates while it is doing Wiggins, 1998. As assessment should be non-threatening, naturally improving,
provide sufficient chances for individual to show what they know and do not know, and offer beneficial feedback Cohen, 1994. Assessment allows individuals to know
their real current strengths and provides feedback to restore their weaknesses. An assessment which brings about improvement provides quality feedback.
Feedback takes the important part in an assessment Wiggins, 1998. It informs about things you have done and haven’t done. It is the evidence of that confirms or
disconfirms the correctness of action Wiggins, 1998: 46. It tells you what you did or did not do and enables you to self-adjust Wiggins, 1998:46.
As a process for gaining information which states individual’s level, assessment
has many different techniques to be carried out. Some techniques which are usually used to collect the information are; formal and informal observations of a student;
paper-and- pencil tests, a student’s performance on homework, lab work, research
papers, projects, and during oral questioning; and analysis of student’s records Nitho Brookhart, 2011: 3.
b. Purposes of Assessment
