Self-Assessment in Argumentative Writing for Senior High Students of Assalam Islamic Scholl Sukabumi

acitra, yuan; prof.dr.h. gunawan suryosaputro, m.hum; dr. santi chairani djonhar, ma;

The study is aimed to examine how self-assessment can be used in teaching
argumentative writing, students’ responses on the use of self-assessment in their writing process, and the difficulty encountered by the students in writing argumentative. The study employed a qualitative approach and used case study method. The data is collected through observation, questionnaire and interview to eleventh grader of Assalam Islamic School students in Sukabumi. Six students are interviewed to gain the intended data. The result showed that 1) self-assessment was used as a tool to assist students’ writing process; 2) it emphasized students awareness of paragraph planning; 3) in the process of introducing it, the teacher fulfilled some principles: telling students the purpose of self assessment, defining the task clearly, and ensuring beneficial wash back through followup tasks; 4) the self-assessment was administered by the teacher and the students; 5) the
teacher employed developed feedback to students’ work. In regard to students’ responses, the analysis yielded two kinds of responses: positive and negative responses. In terms of students’ difficulty, there are four kinds of problem the students encountered: problem in constructing body paragraph, elaborating introductory paragraph, constructing English
sentence or grammar, and writing concluding paragraph. The study provides some suggestion for the teacher, students and further research.