30 writing products. In addition, Weigle 2009: 215 mentions reflective essays as
additional documents. Reflective essays contain stu dents’ self-assessment of their
writing strategies, their strengths and weaknesses in writing. These essays will tell the teacher about what the students have learnt.
c. Communicate assessment criteria to students
The students must be clear about what the teacher expects of them. It means that students’ self-assessment should be incorporated with the criteria of
the teacher’s assessment. The criteria of the teacher’s assessment may derive from students’ self-assessment. The teacher should make the self-assessment as simple
as possible for the students. Such kind of assessment provides feed-back from the teacher to students.
The teacher should be able to make sure that every student receives equal attention from the teacher. Besides from the teacher, valuable feed-back can be
from peers. I also design a teacher assessment rubric. A rubric is a tool which provides
some clarity and consistency to the evaluation of the portfolio. The rubric is on page 30.
d. Designate time within the curriculum for portfolio development
Make sure that students have time to do the portfolio works. If the students do not have time then the portfolio will lose its effectiveness.
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e. Establish periodic review and conferencing
This is important so that the students do not think that their portfolio is just an unimportant pile of works.
f. Designate an accessible place to keep portfolio
One possible solution for keeping the portfolio is by letting the teacher keeping it. Students might only keep the working folders while the teacher
manages the portfolio folders.
g. Provide positive wash back giving final assessment
In the end of a term, it is the time for students to submit their portfolio. The teacher may give grade and score to their works. Portfolio is graded with a
rubric.
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o Criteria
Tingkat Kualitas Score
4 3
2 1
1 Content Isi
dan susunannya
sangat jelas Isi jelas tapi
susunannya kurang
lengkap Isi
dan susunannya
kurang lengkap
Isi dan
susunanya tidak jelas
2 Organization Kalimat satu
dan yang lainya
saling berhubunga
n dab runtut Kalimat
satu dan
yang lainya sudah
berhubunga n tapi ada
beberapa yang belum
runtut Kalimat
satu dan
yang lainya saling
berhubunga n
tapi banyak
yang tidak runtut
Kalimat satu
dan yang
lainya tidak
saling berhubung
an
dan tidak
runtut 3 Grammar
Hampir tidak
ada kesalahan
Ada sedikit kesalahan
Banyak kesalahan
Hampir semua
salah
4 Vocabulary Banyak
jenis kata
dan hampir semua
benar Ada
beberapa jenis
kata dan hampir
semua benar
Hanya ada sedikit kata
dan banyak kesalahan
Tidak ada variasi
kata dan
hampir semua
salah
5 Mechanic Hampir
tidak ada
kesalahan dalam
ejaan, tanda baca
dan huruf besar
Ada sedikit kesalahan
dalam ejaan, tanda
baca
dan huruf besar
Ada banyak kesalahan
dalam ejaan, tanda
baca
dan huruf besar
Hampir semua
ejaan, tanda baca
dan huruf besa salah
penulisany a
11. Thematic progression
