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TEACHERS
TEACHERS’’ BELIEFS TOWARD ASSESSMENT IN
EXTENSIVE READING COURSE

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan.

Chandni Devi Septiana
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FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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Copyright@ 2014. Chandni Devi Septiana and Anita Kurniawati H., M. Hum
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Program, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University,
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TABLE OF CONTENT

Cover.................................................................................................................

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Approval Page...................................................................................................

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Copyright Statement..........................................................................................

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Publication Agreement Declaration....................................................................

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Table of Content................................................................................................

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Abstract.............................................................................................................

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Introduction.......................................................................................................

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The Role of Assessment in Classroom for Reading............................................

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Assessment in Extensive Reading......................................................................

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The Role of Teachers' Belief in Classroom.........................................................

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The Study..........................................................................................................

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Research Question..........................................................................................

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Context of the Study.......................................................................................

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Participants....................................................................................................

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Instrument of Data Collection.........................................................................

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Data Collection Procedures............................................................................

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Data Analysis Procedures...............................................................................

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Findings.............................................................................................................

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The Characteristics of Testing........................................................................

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The Reason Why Assessment is Still Necessary.............................................

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Types of Assessment......................................................................................

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Discussion.........................................................................................................

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Conclusion.........................................................................................................

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Acknowledgement.............................................................................................

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References.........................................................................................................

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TEACHERS’ BELIEFS TOWARD ASSESSMENT
IN EXTENSIVE READING COURSE

Chandni Devi Septiana

ABSTRACT

It is often assumed that Extensive Reading, which may be offered as a course
in an education institution, can increase students’ awareness toward reading. In the
context of Extensive Reading as a course, the need for assessment is inevitable since
the students need the result of their study in the form of a grade. A problem may arise
when the teachers develop some assessments for Extensive Reading due to the
tension between the principles of Extensive Reading and the obligation to assess the
students’ work for grading purposes. One crucial issue related to this is the teachers’
beliefs towards assessment for the course, which this study attempts to find out about
since they affect these teacher decisions and actions in the classroom. The instrument
used was a semi-structured interview with eight participants who have some
background knowledge of Extensive Reading. Throughout the study the researcher
obtained three findings and those were (i) how testing is different from assessment

and why it is less appropriate for Extensive Reading, (ii) the reasons behind the
necessity of assessment, and (iii) several kinds of assessments which more appropriate
for Extensive Reading as a course.

Key words: Extensive Reading, assessment, teachers’ beliefs, reading, testing, types
of assessment