S ING 1104789 Table of content

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE OF APPROVAL ............................................................................... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ..................................................... ii
PREFACE .................................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................ iv
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................. vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... vii
LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................... x
LIST OF CHARTS .................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1
1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................... 1
1.2 Research Questions .................................................................... 3
1.3 Purposes of the Study ................................................................ 3
1.4 Scope of the Study ..................................................................... 3
1.5 Significance of the Study ........................................................... 4
1.6 Clarification of Terms ................................................................ 4
1.7 Concluding Remark .................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................... 7
2.1 Assessment ................................................................................. 7
2.2 Alternative Assessment .............................................................. 8

2.3 Types of Alternative Assessment ............................................. 11
2.3.1 Peer Assessment .................................................................. 11
2.3.1.1 Definition of Peer Assessment ..................................... 11
2.3.1.2 Types of Peer Assessment ............................................ 14
2.3.1.3 Benefits and Limitations of Peer Assessment .............. 15
2.3.1.4 The Procedure of Implementing Peer Assessment ...... 18
2.3.1.5 The Validity of PeerAssessment .................................. 19
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2.4 Writing ..................................................................................... 20
2.4.1 The Nature of Writing ......................................................... 20
2.4.2 The Aspects of Good Writing ............................................. 21
2.4.3 Assessing Writing ............................................................... 22
2.5 Text Type ................................................................................. 24
2.5.1 Definition of Descriptive Text ............................................ 24
2.5.2 Social Purpose of Descriptive Text ..................................... 25
2.5.3 Generic Structure of Descriptive Text ................................ 25

2.5.4 Language Features of Descriptive Text .............................. 25
2.6 Related Research Reports ........................................................ 26
2.7 Concluding Remark ................................................................. 29
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................ 31
3.1 Research Design ....................................................................... 31
3.2 Research Site and Participants ................................................. 31
3.3 Data Collection ........................................................................ 32
3.3.1 Observation ......................................................................... 32
3.3.2 Interviews ............................................................................ 32
3.3.3 Questionnaire ...................................................................... 33
3.4 Data Collection Procedure ....................................................... 37
3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................... 38
3.5.1 The Analysis of Observation ............................................... 38
3.5.2 The Analysis of Interviews ................................................. 39
3.5.3 The Analysis of Questionnaire ............................................ 39
3.6 Concluding Remark ................................................................. 40
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ................................ 41
4.1 The Implementation of Peer Assessment as a Method in
Assessing Students’ Descriptive Texts .................................... 41
4.1.1 Data from Observation ........................................................ 41

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4.1.2 Data from Interviews .......................................................... 50
4.2 Students’ Perceptions towards the Implementation of
Peer Assessment as a Method in Assessing Students’
Descriptive Texts ..................................................................... 58
4.3 Concluding Remark ................................................................. 67
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS...................... 68
5.1

Conclusions ............................................................................ 68

5.2

Suggestions............................................................................. 69

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

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