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language. The learners feel that many of their difficulties in both receptive and productive language use result from inadequate vocabulary.
4. Vocabulary Test Scoring Rubric
According to Mertler 2001, rubrics are rating scales-as opposed to checklist-that are used with performance assessments. They are formally defined
as scoring guides, consisting of specific pre-establishes performance criteria, used in evaluating students work on performance assesments. Rubrics are typically the
specific form of scoring instrument used when evaluating student performances or products resulting from a performance task.
Brookhart in Moskal 2000 Scoring rubrics are descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers or other evaluators to guide the analysis of
the products or processes of students’ efforts. There are two types of rubrics: holistic and analytic. A holistic rubric
requires the teacher to score the overall process or product as a whole, without judging the component parts separately. In contrast, with an analytic rubric, the
teacher scores separate, individual parts of the product or performance first, and then sums the individual scores to obtain a total score Moskal and Nitko in
Mertler, 2001. In this research the scoring rubrics including a pre test and a post test
Daily Activities contained 30 multiple-choice items measuring recognition of 30 words. The total score of each test was 1 point. The pronounce test contained 10
sentences with possible maximum score is 5. The result of the test is taken from the sum of written and spoken test divided by 8. This pronounce score based on
Linse 2006: p.149 states that we can use an analytic rubric provides information broken down into different categories to assess pronunciation skills as follow:
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Tabel 2.1. Student Oral Language Observation Matrix The English Language Learner Knowledge Base, 2004
Aspect 1 2
3 4
5 Pronunciation
Pronunciation problems so
severe as to make speech
virtually unintelligible
Very hard to understand
because of pronunciation
problems. Must frequently
repeat in order to make
himherself understood
Pronunciation problems
necessitate concentration on
the part of the listener and
occasionally lead to
misunderstanding Always
intelligible, although the
listener is conscious of a
definite accent and
occasional inappropriate
intonation patterns
Pronunciation and intonation
approximate that of a
native speaker
5. Teaching and Learning Vocabulary
