Developing assessment that supports learning and motivation is essential to the success of student-centered approaches.
Such self assessment encourages students to become independent learners and can increase their motivation. Self-assessment encourages students to reflect
on their learning and results so they can improve their learning. Because self- assessment is new for most students, educators can implement strategies to
support the development of students abilities to assess their own work. Hopefully, by applying self assessment as an alternative assessment, the
students‟ skill especially in spoken form will be developed well.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
The reasons for choosing the topic are as follows: 1
Based on the observation, the students of SMA Negeri 1 Pemalang
have difficulties in speaking English.
2 The teaching leaning process in SMA Negeri 1 Pemalang is still
teacher-centered. 3
In assessing speaking, there should be an alternative assessment to activate student-centered learning.
4 Self assessment is a new trend in language testing and it has not been
applied in SMA 1 Pemalang.
1.3 Statements of the Problem
Specifically, the problems posed in this study are as follows: a.
How is the teaching-learning process of spoken descriptive text done in the experimental group by using self assessment?
b. How is the teaching-learning process of spoken descriptive text done
in the control group without using self assessment? c.
Is there any significant difference in the test result between students of SMA Negeri 1 Pemalang who are taught using self-assessment and
those who are taught without using self-assessment?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of this research are as follows: a.
To describe the teaching-learning process of spoken descriptive text in the experimental group by using self assessment.
b. To describe the teaching-learning process of spoken descriptive
text in the control group without using self assessment. c.
To find out whether there is a significant difference in the test result between students of SMA Negeri 1 Pemalang who are taught
using self-assessment and those who are taught without using self- assessment.
1.5 Significances of the Study
This study will be useful for both English teachers and students in two ways: 1
The study will help students develop their speaking skill as they are expected to be more aware of their own weaknesses in speaking
during the self-assessment process, which in turns will trigger them to improve it.
2 English teachers have a new method of assessing speaking skill,
especially in the form of descriptive text. They might be inspired to develop their own alternative assessment to help their students get
better learning achievement.
1.6 Outlines of the Report
