International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 5, No 3: September 2016

Improving Process Writing with the Use Authentic Assessment

Muhammad Noor bin Abdul Aziz (Sekolah Kebangsaan Pauh Jaya)
Nurahimah Mohd Yusoff (Universiti Utara Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2016

Abstract

The paper discusses on how process writing is improved with the use of authentic assessment in an English Language classroom. Eleven primary school children from Year 4 in a rural school in Sabah are the participants of the study. Data were collected by observing them during the English Language lessons and at the end of the series of observations, an interview session was conducted. The results of the study revealed thatusing authentic assessment to assess young learners’ writing skills is beneficial and effective in helping them to write better in the English Language classroom. The presentation will therefore provide suggestions for the use of more authentic assessment in the classroom, particularly in English Language teaching and learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJERE

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...